Strikeforce

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A group in an organization such as the police or the army that has been trained especially for dealing with serious and urgent threats.
  2. 2
    Collectively, the strikers in a team. figuratively

    "Liverpool's £58m strikeforce of Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez scored the goals that settled the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park - but Everton were left complaining bitterly about Jack Rodwell's controversial early red card."

Example

More examples

"Liverpool's £58m strikeforce of Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez scored the goals that settled the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park - but Everton were left complaining bitterly about Jack Rodwell's controversial early red card."

Etymology

From strike + force.

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