STRATEGIC

strategic

(adjective) highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war; “a strategic chess move”; “strategic withdrawal”; “strategic bombing missions”

strategic, strategical

(adjective) relating to or concerned with strategy; “strategic weapon”; “the islands are of strategic importance”; “strategic considerations”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

strategic (comparative more strategic, superlative most strategic)

of or pertaining to strategy

Synonyms: strategical, strategetic (rare), strategetical (rare)

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Source: Wiktionary


Stra*te"gic, Stra*te"gic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. stratégique.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to strategy; effected by artifice.

– Stra*te"gic*al*ly, adv. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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