tactics
- 1The part of military study that deals with how to win battles and reach the goals set by larger plans.
Like knowing the right moves to win one game inside a long match.
The young officer studied tactics for years before leading troops.
Good tactics helped a small army beat a much larger one.
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- 2Plural of tactic. Use this form when talking about more than one tactic.
The coach explained two different tactics for defending the goal.
Players need several tactics to handle a tough opponent.
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- 3A set, orderly way of doing something from start to finish.
Like having a clear, step-by-step plan for cleaning a messy room.
His careful tactics kept the whole project on schedule.
They used simple tactics to organize the entire event.
Similarmethods, procedures, approach, system
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- 4The way an army arranges and uses its forces against each other.
Like moving your chess pieces into the best spots to trap your opponent.
Their tactics placed the strongest troops on the left side.
Clever tactics let the soldiers surround the enemy.
Similardeployment, maneuvers
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tactics is a form of tactic
tactic, noun: A planned action or trick used to get what you want. Full entry
- Forms
- tactictactics plural
- Spelling
- tactic → tactics: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
Practice
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