Related Words for striking distance

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firing line
/x/
Phrase, Noun
melee
/x
Noun
heavy artillery
/xx/xx
Phrase, Noun
picket
/x
Noun
battle line
/x/
Phrase, Noun
firing point
/x/
Phrase, Noun
breakthrough
/x
Noun
surgical strike
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
offensive
x/x
Noun
line of march
///
Name, Name
front
/
Noun
drive
/
Noun
charge
/
Noun
infighting
/xx
Noun
maneuver
x/x
Noun
alert
x/
Noun
rallying point
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
target of opportunity
/x/xx/xx
Phrase, Noun
tactics
/x
Noun
storm
/
Noun
synchronization
xxx/x
Noun
siege
/
Noun
action
/x
Noun
forces
/x
Noun
detachment
x/x
Noun
strike force
//
Phrase, Noun
military
/xxx
Noun
brunt
/
Noun
skirmish
/x
Noun
rearguard
/x
Noun
strategy
/xx
Noun
field day
//
Phrase, Noun
order of battle
/x//x
Phrase, Noun
stand
/
Noun
reconnaissance in force
x/xxx/
Phrase, Noun
list
/
Noun
tasking
/x
Noun
line of fire
///x
Phrase, Noun
army
/x
Noun
armament
/xx
Noun
pitched battle
//x
Phrase, Noun
barrage
x/
Noun
alarm
x/
Noun
muster
/x
Noun
commando
x/x
Noun
munition
x/x
Noun
forced march
//
Phrase, Noun
artillery
x/xx
Noun
retreat
x/
Noun
push
/
Noun
file
/
Noun
issue
/x
Noun
patrol
x/
Noun
battle
/x
Noun
platoon
x/
Noun
manual
/xx
Noun
sortie
/x
Noun
armed forces
//x
Name, Name
zone of action
///x
Phrase, Noun
stratagem
/xx
Noun
expedition
xx/x
Noun
battle cry
/x/
Phrase, Noun
investment
x/x
Noun
deployment
x/x
Noun
combat
/x
Noun
return fire
x//x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
draught
/
Noun
combatant
x/x
Noun
company
/xx
Noun
spearhead
/x
Noun
demilitarized zone
x/xxx/
Phrase, Noun
parade
x/
Noun
harassment
x/x
Noun
ordnance
/x
Noun
shooting war
/x/
Phrase, Noun
cluster
/x
Noun
present
/x
Noun
arming
/x
Noun
rout
/
Noun
party
/x
Noun
array
x/
Noun
onslaught
/x
Noun
countermeasure
/xxx
Noun
warfare
/x
Noun
demonstration
xx/x
Noun
troop
/
Noun
rearguard action
///x
Phrase, Noun
operation
xx/x
Noun
militarism
/xxxx
Noun
brigade
x/
Noun
sally
/x
Name
axis
/x
Noun
salvo
/x
Noun
league
/
Noun
summons
/x
Noun
retrenchment
x/x
Noun
reserve
x/
Noun
martial art
/x/
Phrase, Noun
succour
//
Noun
game
/
Noun
raid
/
Noun
gunfire
/xx
Noun
threat
/
Noun
war cry
//
Phrase, Noun
bonding
/x
Noun
discharge
x/
Noun
shotgun
/x
Noun
forlorn hope
x//
Phrase, Noun
hot pursuit
/x/
Phrase, Noun
call to arms
///
Phrase, Noun
defense
x/
Noun
class
/
Noun
infantry
/xx
Noun
strafing
/x
Noun
legion
/x
Noun
incoming
/xx
Noun
battalion
x/x
Noun
abyss
x/
Noun
achieving
x/x
Noun
afar
x/
Adverb, Noun
affecting
x/x
Adjective
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
alienate
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
alienation
xxx/x
Noun
aloofness
x/x
Noun
altitude
/xx
Noun
amazing
x/x
Adjective
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
apart
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
appalling
x/x
Adjective
apparent
x/x
Adjective
appreciable
x/xx
Adjective
arresting
x/x
Adjective
astonishing
x/xx
Adjective
astounding
x/x
Adjective
attack
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
attaining
x/x
Verb
attractive
x/x
Adjective
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
awesome
/x
Adjective, Noun
baffling
/xx
Adjective, Noun
banging
/x
Noun, Adjective
bay
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
beating
/x
Noun
bewildering
x/xx
Adjective
bizarre
x/
Adjective
blatant
/x
Adjective
bombard
x/
Verb, Noun
bombed
/
Adjective
breadth
/
Noun
breathtaking
/xx
Adjective
bright
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
buffer
/x
Noun, Verb
bunt
/
Noun, Verb
catchy
/x
Adjective
chasm
/x
Noun
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
clearance
/x
Noun
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
collision
x/x
Noun
commander
x/x
Noun
compelling
x/x
Adjective, Noun
considerable
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
conspicuous
x/xx
Adjective
contact
/x
Noun, Verb
correspondence
xx/x
Noun
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
crash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
curious
/xx
Adjective
dazzling
/xx
Adjective, Noun
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
deportation
xx/x
Noun
depth
/
Noun
deviation
xx/x
Noun
diameter
x/xx
Noun
difference
/xx
Noun, Verb
dimension
x/x
Noun, Verb
disassociate
xx/xx
Verb
discernible
x/xx
Adjective
disconcerting
xx/x
Adjective
discrepancy
x/xx
Noun
disengagement
xx/x
Noun
disparity
x/xx
Noun
distanced
/x
Verb
distant
/x
Adjective
distinct
x/
Adjective, Verb
distinctive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
distinguished
x/x
Adjective
distributed
x/xx
Adjective
disturbing
x/x
Adjective
ditch
/
Noun, Verb
divide
x/
Verb, Noun
dramatic
x/x
Adjective
duration
//x
Noun
egregious
x/x
Adjective
elevation
xx/x
Noun
eloquent
/xx
Adjective
eminent
/xx
Adjective
engagement
x/x
Noun
establishing
x/xx
Noun
estrange
x/
Verb
evaluation
xxx/x
Noun
evident
/xx
Adjective
excellent
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
exciting
x/x
Adjective, Noun
expulsion
x/x
Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
extraordinary
xx/xxx
Adjective, Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fascinating
/xxx
Adjective
feet
/
Noun
find
/
Verb, Noun
flagrant
/x
Adjective
flick
/
Noun, Verb
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fly ball
//
Phrase, Noun
focal length
/x/
Phrase, Noun
frightening
/xx
Adjective
frontal
/x
Adjective, Noun
gap
/
Noun, Verb
gauge
/
Noun, Verb
glaring
/x
Adjective, Noun
gripping
/x
Adjective, Noun
gross
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
gulf
/
Noun, Verb
haul
/
Verb, Noun
header
/x
Noun, Verb
height
/
Noun
highlighting
/xx
Noun, Adjective
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hop
/
Noun, Verb
horizon
x/x
Noun
hour
/x
Noun
huge
/
Adjective
illustrative
x/xx
Adjective
impact
x/
Noun, Verb
impinging
x/x
Noun
impressive
x/x
Adjective
inbound
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
incredible
x/xx
Adjective
indefinite
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
intercity
/xxx
Noun, Adjective
intercontinental
xxxx/x
Adjective
interesting
/xx
Adjective
interlocking
/xxx
Noun
intermodal
xx/x
Adjective
interregional
xx/xx
Adjective
interstate
xx/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
interurban
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
interval
/xx
Noun
intrastate
xx/
Adjective, Noun
intriguing
x/x
Adjective, Noun
isolation
xx/x
Noun
journey
/x
Noun, Verb
keying
/x
Noun
knock
/
Verb, Noun
landmark
/x
Noun, Verb
leap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
length
/
Noun, Verb
liner
/x
Noun, Verb
location
x/x
Noun
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
ludicrous
/xx
Adjective
magnification
xxx/x
Noun
magnitude
/xx
Noun
mainframe
/x
Noun
manifest
/xx
Adjective, Verb, Noun
marked
/
Adjective
measure
/x
Noun, Verb
measurement
/xx
Noun
mesh
/
Noun, Verb
mile
/
Noun
mileage
/x
Noun