Meanings
nounsecond strike (plural second strikes)
plural second strikes
- governmentA retaliatory nuclear attack.
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second strike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20strike
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“second strike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20strike. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second strike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20strike.
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