strike force

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [strahyk fawrs, fohrs]
- /straɪk fɔrs, foʊrs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [strahyk fawrs, fohrs]
- /straɪk fɔrs, foʊrs/

Definitions of strike force words

noun strike force a military force armed and trained for attack. 1
noun strike force a group or team, as of law-enforcement agents, who are assigned to one special problem: the FBI's strike force against organized crime. 1
noun strike force a police unit designed to target a particular type of crime 0
noun strike force a military force trained and prepared for delivering attacks 0
noun strike force (in football) those who are involved in attacking and trying to score 0

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Origin of strike force

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Strike force

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Strike force

strike force popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

strike force usage trend in Literature

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