PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to you
   Hypernyms(s) pre-emptive strike is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • surprise attack (what does surprise attack mean?)
   • coup de main (what does coup de main mean?)