"war elephant" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 273:",
          "text": "During the Second Punic War, 218-201 BCE, Hannibal trekked 37 war elephants across the Alps from what is now Spain into Italy.",
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        "Any elephant trained and guided by humans for combat."
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        "(military, historical) Any elephant trained and guided by humans for combat."
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      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
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        "(military, historical) Any elephant trained and guided by humans for combat."
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