main-force
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Westmoreland estimates that the average Viet Cong main-force unit is now 10% North Vietnamese.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the South Vietnamese have done well against main-force units, American air support has been crucial.
From Time Magazine Archive
High-ranking U.S. officers in Saigon point out that main-force enemy units have been driven away from population centers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Regardless of the enemy's motives, modus operandi, or misinformation, the U.S. high command believes it has the winning combination for the main-force, frontier type of war.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had spoken low and quietly, but it was a main-force composure, liable to snap like glass.
From Helmet of Navarre by Bertha Runkle
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