War-game definition
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An often physical or electronic simulation of a military operation involving two or more forces and using rules, data, and procedures designed to depict an actual or assumed situation.
noun
A simulation of a proposed plan of action or a strategy, intended to test its validity when challenged.
noun
To engage in a war game.
verb
To simulate (a military operation or a proposed plan of action) in order to test validity or effectiveness under actual or assumed conditions.
verb
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Practice maneuvers involving actual troops, sailors, etc. and military vehicles and equipment.
noun
The testing of a plan or hypothetical situation, as in devising military strategy, by the use of a computer, simulated models, etc.
noun
To examine or plan by a war game.
verb
To engage in a war game or war games.
verb
(military) A simulation, by whatever means, of a military operation involving two or more opposing forces using rules, data, and procedures designed to depict an actual or assumed real-life situation.
noun
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A game that simulates or represents a military operation.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
war-game
Plural:
war-games