tactical

[US]/'tæktikəl/
[UK]/ˈtæktɪkəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. related to tactics, strategy, skillful in tactics

Phrases & Collocations

tactical approach

tactical advantage

tactical decision

tactical maneuver

tactical planning

tactical missile

tactical consciousness

Example Sentences

a general of great tactical skill

his resignation was a tactical gambit.

The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.

Her withdrawal from the contest was a tactical manoeuvre.

as a tactical officer in the field he had no equal.

The Kenyan athlete made a tactical error in starting too fast.

in a tactical retreat, she moved into a hotel with her daughters.

The smallest tactical unit in the Roman army trusted with independent maneuver was the 120-man maniple.

Is it not chiefly because they upheld the principle of serving the people, established exemplary relations with the people through sacrificing their own interests, crated inside the armed forces a comradeship that brought the initiative of junior officers and the rank and file into full play, relied on the masses, analyzed the experience of each battle, and from battle to battle made continuous progress, both strategic and tactical?

Real-world Examples

I'm not into long-range tactical precision shooting.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

North Korea says it test-fired tactical guided missiles.

Source: AP Listening January 2022 Collection

Only if it doubles as a tactical weapon, Finch.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

(Pakistan is building up its stockpile of tactical nuclear weapons.)

Source: Time

That's one of those tactical totes, isn't it?

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

He refers to this bias as a major tactical error.

Source: Newsweek

Prosecutors say the suspects held tactical trainings in different states.

Source: NPR News October 2020 Collection

And Russia would keep control of the tactical nuclear weapons.

Source: VOA Special June 2023 Collection

We made a tactical error turning our back on Elias.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

Rico. We'll need special tactical equipment.

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

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