surgical strike

noun

: a carefully planned military attack that does not damage the surrounding area

Examples of surgical strike in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Whoever did this did a surgical strike against the Hamas leadership. Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2024

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'surgical strike.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Dictionary Entries Near surgical strike

Cite this Entry

“Surgical strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgical%20strike. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!