frontal combat

language: en

definitions

  1. Direct, head-on fighting between opposing military forces, typically occurring in open terrain or conventional battlefields rather than through stealth, ambush, or indirect tactics.
    en: Direct, head-on fighting between opposing military forces, typically occurring in open terrain or conventional battlefields rather than through stealth, ambush, or indirect tactics.
  2. A direct and unyielding confrontation or struggle between opposing parties, often used metaphorically outside of strictly military contexts.
    en: A direct and unyielding confrontation or struggle between opposing parties, often used metaphorically outside of strictly military contexts.

examples

  1. The infantry units were forced into frontal combat after their flanking maneuver failed.

    The infantry units were forced into frontal combat after their flanking maneuver failed.

  2. The political debate quickly escalated into a frontal combat over the new legislation.

    The political debate quickly escalated into a frontal combat over the new legislation.