strategic
adjective
- intended to render the enemy incapable of making war, as by the destruction of materials, factories, etc.: a strategic bombing mission.
- essential to the conduct of a war: Copper is a strategic material.
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Contemporary Examples of strategically
Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, is home to a strategically important base for Pentagon surveillance missions.
Strategically, this turning of the Cotentin corner was very important.
ISIS was never close to overrunning this strategically crucial location, Iraqi officials claim.
Pants were removed, chairs were put in place, laptops were strategically positioned on the edge of the bed, and we got to work.
Two months later, ISIS captured the strategically important city of Fallujah in Anbar province.
Historical Examples of strategically
Geographically and strategically considered, it is a curious place.
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini
Is there anything like it, strategically and trade wise, in the East?
East of SuezFrederic Courtland Penfield
Strategically there was still less reason for underrating it.
The Riddle of the SandsErskine Childers
It was now clear that his position was strategically most unfavourable.
The River WarWinston S. Churchill
It is not strategically located (it is all but inaccessible).
After the RainSam Vaknin