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delaying operations
mil.	штучна затримка; затримувальні дії; створення штучних перешкод; маневрена оборона; стримувальні дії
delaying operation
mil.	стримувальні дії (утримання позиції, сповільнення темпу наступу противника, нанесення йому максимальних втрат)
mil., logist.	стримуючий маневр
English thesaurus
delaying operation
mil.	An operation in which a force under pressure trades space for time by slowing down the enemy’s momentum and inflicting maximum damage on the enemy without, in principle, becoming decisively engaged
mil., logist.	At the operation al level of war, complex form of defensive combat, whereby one accepts to lose ground in order, either to delay the enemy, thus gaining time, or to place the enemy in a situation or on a terrain more likely to permit his destruction. 2. NATO An operation in which a force under pressure trades space for time by slowing down the enemy's momentum and inflicting maximum damage on the enemy. (FRA)
USA	An operation in which a force under pressure trades space for time by slowing down the enemy’s momentum and inflicting maximum damage on the enemy without, in principle, becoming decisively engaged (JP 3-04)