maximum attack
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7.3
- noun
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ataque máximo
- Playing with maximum attack can sometimes leave a team vulnerable to counterattacks.
Examples
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The coach urged his players to go for maximum attack in the second half.
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The army launched a maximum attack on the enemy's position.
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Enemy forces launched a maximum attack at dawn to break the stalemate.
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During the championship, the team executed a maximum attack strategy.
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The general ordered a maximum attack to overwhelm the enemy defenses.
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During the championship game, the coach called for a maximum attack strategy to secure the win.
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In preparation for the final battle, the troops practiced their maximum attack maneuvers to ensure success.
Synonyms
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6.9
Close fighting during the final part of a military attack
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7.0
A military attack to destroy a specific target
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7.6
A sudden violent attack, often by soldiers or severe weather
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4.4
A short, intense effort to do something quickly, often by many people
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9.9
A very fast military attack using planes and tanks to win quickly
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an intense or all-out assault' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'maximum' (largest possible degree) with 'attack' (assault), so the overall sense is predictable from the parts. This compositional adjective + noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows straightforward English modification rules, making it readily understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Maximum attack may come from military orders or sports coaching where leaders told troops or players to give the maximum (the most) in their attack (their strike). The clear image of using the most force or effort explains why it now means an 'intense' or 'all-out' assault.