| Agamemnon |
in Greek mythology, the Mycenaean king and commander in chief who led the attack against Troy. |
| aggress |
to initiate an attack or quarrel; be the aggressor. |
| airstrike |
an attack by air forces or other military aviation against a ground or naval target. |
| airtight |
having no weak points open to attack. [1/2 definitions] |
| alert |
a warning or a period of warning, as of severe weather or military attack. [1/3 definitions] |
| ambuscade |
an attack from a hidden position; ambush. [2/3 definitions] |
| ambush |
an attack from a hidden position. [3/4 definitions] |
| ammunition |
any means used in a conflict to attack or defend a position. [1/2 definitions] |
| antiaircraft |
designed for defense, esp. by ground-based weapons, against enemy air attack. [2 definitions] |
| apoplectic |
showing signs of an apparently imminent attack of apoplexy. [1/3 definitions] |
| armed to the teeth |
carrying numerous weapons in preparation for attack or defense. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| assailable |
open to attack or assault; vulnerable. |
| assault |
a violent physical or verbal attack. [3/5 definitions] |
| assault and battery |
in law, the act of, and charge against, an offender who threatens and carries out the threat to attack or do other physical violence to another. |
| attack |
to make or begin an attack. [1/9 definitions] |
| autoimmunity |
production of antibodies that attack the body's own cells. |
| battle station |
the place to which military personnel or craft are to report in case of attack or emergency. |
| belabor |
to attack verbally or with blows. [1/2 definitions] |
| biting midge |
any of several tiny two-winged biting insects, similar to gnats, that attack in swarms. |
| blast |
an angry verbal attack. [1/12 definitions] |