holding action

noun

An attack designed to prevent an enemy from attacking, or from moving its position

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Meanings

nounholding action (plural holding actions)

plural holding actions

  1. An attack designed to prevent an enemy from attacking, or from moving its position
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APA

holding action. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holding%20action

MLA

“holding action.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holding%20action. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holding action,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holding%20action.

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