"target of opportunity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: targets of opportunity [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|targets of opportunity}} target of opportunity (plural targets of opportunity)
  1. (military) A target onto which one's attack is diverted as soon as it is seen or becomes known. Categories (topical): Military Translations (target onto which one's attack is diverted as soon as it is seen or becomes known): kohdalle sattuva kohde [future, present] (Finnish), kohdalle sattunut kohde [past] (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-target_of_opportunity-en-noun-nENT0dSs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of "target onto which one's attack is diverted as soon as it is seen or becomes known": 74 26
  2. (figurative, by extension) An object to which one's efforts are diverted as soon as it becomes known. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-target_of_opportunity-en-noun-XErYUmq~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

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