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delay from successive positions
військ., логіст.	стримування на послідовних позиціях
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delay from successive positions
військ., логіст.	Performed when a sector is so wide that available forces cannot occupy more than a single line of positions at a time. Manoeuvre units delay continuously on and between positions throughout their sectors, fighting rearward from one position to another, holding each one as long as possible or for a specified time. (FRA)