strikeforce

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noun

A group in an organization such as the police or the army that has been trained especially for dealing with serious and urgent threats.

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Meanings

nounstrikeforce (plural strikeforces)

plural strikeforces · alternative strike force

  1. A group in an organization such as the police or the army that has been trained especially for dealing with serious and urgent threats.
  2. figurativelyball gamesCollectively, the strikers in a team.

    Liverpool's £58m strikeforce of Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez scored the goals that settled the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park - but Everton were left complaining bitterly about Jack Rodwell's controversial early red card.

    2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport

Origin

From strike + force.

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APA

strikeforce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strikeforce

MLA

“strikeforce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strikeforce. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strikeforce,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strikeforce.

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