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The answer ATTRIT has 2 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of attrit in various dictionaries:
To lose (personnel, for example) by attrition.
To destroy or kill (troops, for example) by use of firepower: “Pro-active counterattacks are a useful way to attrit the enemy” (John H.
verb - to lose by attrition
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| Lose personnel, in military-speak |
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| Jul 6 2010 Jonesin' |
| Jul 1 2010 Jonesin' |
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| Wear down (an opponent or enemy) by sustained action. |
| To lose (personnel, for example) by attrition. |
| To destroy or kill (troops, for example) by use of firepower: "Pro-active counterattacks are a useful way to attrit the enemy ( John H. Cushman, Jr.) |
| Attrit might refer to |
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| Attrition warfare is a military strategy consisting of belligerent attempts to win a war by wearing down the enemy to the point of collapse through continuous losses in personnel and materiel. The war will usually be won by the side with greater such resources. The word attrition comes from the Latin root atterere to rub against, similar to the "grinding down" of the opponent's forces in attrition warfare. |