strategic line

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Strategic \Stra*te"gic\, Strategical \Stra*te"gic*al\, a. [Gr. ?
   of or for a general: cf. F. strat['e]gique.]
   Of or pertaining to strategy; effected by artifice. --
   {Stra*te"gic*al*ly}, adv.
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   {Strategic line} (Mil.), a line joining strategic points.

   {Strategic point} (Mil.), any point or region in the theater
      or warlike operations which affords to its possessor an
      advantage over his opponent, as a mountain pass, a
      junction of rivers or roads, a fortress, etc.
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