combat intelligence
- noun
- /ˈkɒmbæt ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns/
- Specialized
:
inteligencia de combate
- The general relied on accurate combat intelligence to plan the attack on enemy positions.
Examples
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Do not underestimate enemy combat intelligence.
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Effective combat intelligence revealed the enemy’s troop movements, allowing for successful strategic planning.
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Before launching the mission, the team gathered essential combat intelligence about the terrain and adversaries.
Synonyms
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4.6
Secret information collected about a country or group for security
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5.5
Information that helps planning and is often secret
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4.6
Secret facts about an enemy or danger that governments use
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2.9
Information about another country's armed forces that helps plan military actions
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7.2
Information about an enemy or area used to plan quick military and security actions
How Useful
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward noun‑noun compound: 'combat' (armed engagement) + 'intelligence' (military information) yields information used for combat operations, so the meaning is directly derivable from its parts. This compositional pattern is common in English and cross‑linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the expression.
Etymology
Combat intelligence comes from the simple image of people gathering facts during a fight: scouts, spies and photos from planes bring intelligence, or 'information', about the combat and the land. That's why the phrase means 'information about enemy forces or the land' used to plan and carry out military actions.