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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A flamboyant display of military power.
- noun A threat or implied threat to use military force.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
sabre-rattling .
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- noun the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)
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