military science

noun

1. the study of the causative factors and tactical principles of warfare.
2. an academic course dealing with these factors and principles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of military science¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

The crusaders must have learned something from their mistakes; and military science was revived.

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To the British navy, and not to the army, military science owes the use of these devices.

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Therein lay all her military science, save that she never feared danger.

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Military science, constraining chaos into the cosmic state, has nowhere such a problem.

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And now was a chance for a display of military science on the part of Gage and his three major-generals.

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