(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) | an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions |
a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase | strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion |
the act of attacking | an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual |
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation | |
an offensive move in a sport or game | |
strong criticism | |
intense adverse criticism | |
the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) | |
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition | |