Main act of the offensive maneuver aiming, by the combination of fire and movement, either at destroying a designated enemy, or at chasing him away from the areas which he occupies, by imposing on him as many losses as possible. 2. The principal form of military or combat operation, employed to destroy the enemy and seize key areas, battle lines or installations. It involves using all available firepower to defeat enemy forces, decisive assaults, a high rate of advance into the depth of the enemy's disposition, killing his troops or taking them prisoner, and seizing weapons, equipment and key enemy installations and territory. The scale of an offensive may be strategic, operational or tactical and it may take the form of large-scale battles, operations, battles and other types of combat. – Hungarian translation

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main [meɪn] n

main [meɪn] adj.

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MAIN [meɪn] abbr.

Main Street & Main, Inc.; Mapping Arkansas Information Network; Moderate Alliance Of Informed Neighbors; maintenance; Mid-American Interconnected Network

maintenace; material automated information network; MUX main multiplexer

Midwest Alliance In Nursing

Main Command Post

Mid-America Inter Connected Network

material automated inventory network; medical automation intelligence; military authority index number

Main Command Post (for Referenced Echelon)

main [meɪn] abbr.

Main. abbr.

MAINT abbr.

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