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View synonyms for war game
war game
noun
, Military.
- 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.
war game
noun
- 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
verb
- intr to prepare for battle by considering possible tactics and enemy responses
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Word History and Origins
Origin of war game1
First recorded in 1820–30
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Example Sentences
That is the lesson of a recent war game on Syria played out at the Brookings Institution.
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And I think her sons are mighty lucky chaps—especially just now that the war game's on.
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Until that time she had been just a figure in the great war game that might provide me with something to 'write up' into a book.
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The Germans call it Krug-spiel—which means war-game, and that term has been adopted all over the world.
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Cutting the wire is legitimate, even in the war game, because it's necessary to do the actual cutting.
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This money equipped and furnished the gymnasium in the tower, the room now devoted to the war-game.
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