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war-game
verb
\ ˈwȯr-ˌgām
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war-gamed;
war-gaming;
war-games
Definition of war-game
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to plan or conduct in the manner of a war game
war-gamed an invasion — Newsweek
: to conduct a war game
war game
nounDefinition of war game (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a simulated battle or campaign to test military concepts and usually conducted in conferences by officers acting as the opposing staffs
2
: a two-sided umpired training maneuver with actual elements of the armed forces participating
Examples of war-game in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Incident by catastrophic incident, cyberwar has left the pages of overblown science fiction and the tabletops of Pentagon war games to become a reality. — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, "The WIRED Guide to Cyberwar," 23 Aug. 2019 In 2018 Russia pointedly brought its most modern kit to Tajikistan for its own war games close to the site of the Chinese ones. — The Economist, "But their new partnership makes China a lot more equal than Russia," 25 July 2019 North Korea sees those planning drills as provocative war games. — Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY, "North Korea fires more projectiles amid preparations for U.S.-South Korea military exercises," 5 Aug. 2019 For Moscow, which watches the exercises for insight into NATO’s sea and amphibious operations, the size of the exercises has raised fears that the war games are cover to deploy more alliance troops around Russia’s borders. — Thomas Grove, WSJ, "U.S., NATO Moves in Baltics Raise Russian Fears," 14 June 2019 While tight labor markets globally and the recent shift by central banks should provide a cushion, economists are starting to war game for how a recession could happen. — Enda Curran, Fortune, "The Trade War Is Nudging the World Economy Toward a Recession," 7 Aug. 2019 Later that year China staged a war game with the Tajik army, some of whose younger officers have been trained in Shanghai. — The Economist, "But their new partnership makes China a lot more equal than Russia," 25 July 2019 Despite the war games, Russia’s military build-up, and Pompeo’s recent remarks, the Arctic remains one of the world’s calmer regions, where contact between nations is relatively open and stable. — Neil Shea, National Geographic, "Scenes from the new Cold War unfolding at the top of the world," 8 May 2019 China’s military joined Russia’s this month for its biggest war game since the Cold War, sending 3,200 Chinese troops to the participate in the exercise. — Alex Ward, Vox, "Trump’s China strategy is the most radical in decades — and it’s failing," 18 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'war-game.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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