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attriting — v. win through perseverance, wear down; destroy or kill troops using firepower … English contemporary dictionary
Language attrition — is the loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language by individuals; it should be distinguished from language loss within a community (the latter process is referred to as language shift or language death). Language attrition… … Wikipedia
Isoroku Yamamoto — Infobox Military Person name=Isoroku Yamamoto lived=4 April 1884–death date and age|1943|04|18|1884|04|04 placeofbirth=Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan placeofdeath=Solomon Islands caption=Fleet Admiral (Admiral of the Fleet) Isoroku Yamamoto nickname=… … Wikipedia
Naval gunfire support — USS Iowa (BB 61) fires a full broadside of nine 16 in/50 and six 5 in/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 1 July 1984. Naval gunfire support (NGFS) (also known as shore bombardment) is the use of … Wikipedia
attrite — attriteness, n. /euh truyt /, adj., v., attrited, attriting. adj. 1. Also, attrited. worn by rubbing or attrition. v.t. 2. to make smaller by attrition. [1615 25; < L attritus rubbed against, rubbed away, worn away (ptp. of atterere), equiv. to… … Universalium
attrite — /əˈtraɪt/ (say uh truyt) –adjective Also, attrited. 1. Obsolete worn by rubbing or attrition. –verb (t) (attrited, attriting) 2. US Military to reduce (an enemy force) in numbers. {Latin attrītus, past participle} …

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