main-force
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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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
Fewer than half are North Vietnamese troops or Viet Cong main-force fighters, but these "regulars" are at least as numerous as a year ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
Westmoreland estimates that the average Viet Cong main-force unit is now 10% North Vietnamese.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is far better, in his view, to fight the main-force units in the comparative emptiness of the frontier areas, where civilians are not endangered and the full might of U.S. firepower can be employed.
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 Runkle, Bertha
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