Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To engage in a war game.
- intransitive verb To simulate (a military operation or a proposed plan of action) in order to test validity or effectiveness under actual or assumed conditions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
kriegspiel . - noun Military strategy; war.
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Examples
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It was in this context that Colonel Gardiner made, in an almost offhand way, before we even began to war-game the Enigmatic Box on the Euphrates, a stunning allusion to an overlooked aspect of the Georgia crisis of August 2008, which had just then come to an uneasy, unstable pause.
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
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Don't allow sexed-up war-game videos to hypnotize kids, some of whom then go on to get killed in the U.S. Army sequel to their childhood games.
Reverend Billy: Mickey Mouse Pleads with Wisconsin Children: Don't Revolt! Watch TV! Go Shopping! Reverend Billy 2011
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Don't allow sexed-up war-game videos to hypnotize kids, some of whom then go on to get killed in the U.S. Army sequel to their childhood games.
Reverend Billy: Mickey Mouse Pleads with Wisconsin Children: Don't Revolt! Watch TV! Go Shopping! Reverend Billy 2011
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It was in this context that Colonel Gardiner made, in an almost offhand way, before we even began to war-game the Enigmatic Box on the Euphrates, a stunning allusion to an overlooked aspect of the Georgia crisis of August 2008, which had just then come to an uneasy, unstable pause.
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
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He knew of no way to war-game counterinsurgency, which included so many other social variables.
Obama’s Wars Bob Woodward 2010
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Gen. Zinni said the Clinton Administration had him war-game an attack and invasion of Iraq.
Poll: Most Think Bill Would Be Asset To President Hillary 2009
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Gen. Zinni said the Clinton Administration had him war-game an attack and invasion of Iraq.
Poll: Most Think Bill Would Be Asset To President Hillary 2009
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In basic training, some recruits called him the "Terminator" after he escaped from one group during a war-game exercise, summoned his own squad and captured the other team.
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Glenn Beck — who has a daily TV show on a popular cable news network and therefore must be taken more seriously in some quarters than scruffy people ranting on streetcorners — assembles his friends to war-game the coming civil war.
The Coming Civil War Sean 2009
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Gen. Zinni said the Clinton Administration had him war-game an attack and invasion of Iraq.
Poll: Most Think Bill Would Be Asset To President Hillary 2009
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