tactics

tac·tics  (tktks)

n.

1.

a. (used with a sing. verb) The military science that deals with securing objectives set by strategy, especially the technique of deploying and directing troops, ships, and aircraft in effective maneuvers against an enemy: Tactics is a required course at all military academies.

b. (used with a pl. verb) Maneuvers used against an enemy: Guerrilla tactics were employed during most of the war.

2. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A procedure or set of maneuvers engaged in to achieve an end, an aim, or a goal.

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[New Latin tactica, from Greek taktika, matters pertaining to arrangement, or from Greek taktik (tekhn), (art) of deploying forces in war, both from taktikos, of order, from taktos, arranged, from tassein, tag-, to arrange.]

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tactics

Noun

Mil the science of the detailed direction of forces in battle to achieve an aim or task

Noun, pl

the plans and methods used to achieve a particular short-term aim [Greek tassein to arrange]

tactician n

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tactics

1. the art or science of disposing or managing military forces to best advantage against the enemy.
2. a skill or resource management in other contexts.

See also: War

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tactics - the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy military science - the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	tactics - a plan for attaining a particular goal manoeuvre, tactic, maneuver plan of action - a plan for actively doing something

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tactics

plural noun 1. strategy, campaigning, manoeuvres, generalship

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The employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other. See also procedures; techniques.

Translations

tactics [ˈtæktɪks] n, npl → táctica sg

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tactics [ˈtæktɪks] n, npl → tactique f

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tactics [ˈtæktɪks] npl → Taktik f

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tactics [ˈtæktɪks] n, npl → tattica