first strike (English, noun)
expansion: first strike (plural first strikes)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: An attack (typically nuclear) launched without warning in the absence of a prior attack by one's opponent, with the intention of destroying one's opponent's ability to retaliate.
qualifier: criminal law
glosses: A first offense by a lawbreaker, as counted by a three-strikes law.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
numismatics
glosses: One of the first few coins struck from a new set of dies.
Forms:
form: first strikes
tags: plural