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strikeforce en · NOUN

Etymology

From strike + force.

Meanings

  1. A group in an organization such as the police or the army that has been trained especially for dealing with serious and urgent threats.
  2. (figuratively) Collectively, the strikers in a team.
    • Liverpool's £58m strikeforce of Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez scored the goals that settled the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park - but Everton were left complaining bitterly about Jack Rodwell's controversial early red card. 2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:

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strikeforces Number=Plur lexicographic
strike force alternative lexicographic