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: a military training activity that is done to prepare for fighting in a war — usually plural
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity. See synonyms for: war game / war games on Thesaurus.com This shows grade level based on the word's complexity. a simulated military operation, carried out to test the validity of a war plan or operational concept: in its simplest form, two opposing teams of officers take part, and when necessary, military units of the required strength are employed.
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First recorded in 1820–30
warfare, warfarin, warfarin sodium, Warfield, war footing, war game, war hawk, warhead, Warhol, Warhol, Andy, warhorse
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dress rehearsal, tryout, bench test, dummy run, kriegspiel, maneuver, rehearsal, road test, run through, trial, trial run
Dora is seen getting dressed as a mermaid by a cursor being manned by some omniscient game player.
Cold War fears could be manipulated through misleading art to attract readers to daunting material.
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And to tell the truth, she couldn't help wishing he could see, so he could make the game livelier.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
He distinguished himself in several campaigns, especially in the Peninsular war, and was raised to the rank of field marshal.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
His 6,000 native auxiliaries (as it proved later on) could not be relied upon in a civil war.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
"There is no more war," Brion translated for Ulv, realizing that the Disan had understood nothing of the explanation.
Sense of Obligation|Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)
I cannot reconcile the idea of a tender Heavenly Father with the known horrors of war, slavery, pestilence, and insanity.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
a notional tactical exercise for training military commanders, in which no military units are actually deployed a game in which model soldiers are used to create battles, esp past battles, in order to study tactics (intr) to prepare for battle by considering possible tactics and enemy responses
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