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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Word of the Day.

strategic   
 
Variant: strategical

Function: adjective

Meanings:
1 : of or relating to a general plan that is created to achieve a goal in war, politics, etc., usually over a long period of time
Examples:
<strategic planning/warfare>
<The bridges have great strategic value.>
<strategic maneuvers [=maneuvers that are done as part of a general strategy]>
<strategic bombing>
<a strategic retreat [=a retreat that is done in order to help accomplish a general plan]>
<strategic nuclear weapons [=powerful nuclear weapons that are designed to be used against targets that are chosen as part of a general plan to defeat an enemy rather than in an attempt to win a specific battle]>

2 : useful or important in achieving a plan or strategy
Examples:
<The hill is located at a strategic position.>
<a strategic location>


Derived form:
strategically adverb
Examples:
<strategically placed armies>
<The road is strategically located.>

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