noun
- plural of offensive; military attacks or campaigns intended to achieve a particular objective
Usage: military
Examples
- The general planned several offensives to retake the territory.
- Spring offensives were common during World War I.
- The army launched coordinated offensives on multiple fronts.
- These offensives proved costly in terms of both resources and lives.
- The enemy’s offensives were successfully repelled by our forces.
- Military historians study the effectiveness of various offensives throughout history.