tactical C2 Topic:Business & Commerce US /ˈtæktɪk(ə)l/ See IPA manual Freq #8626 Meanings 1 adj Done carefully to gain a particular advantage; relating to tactics. Voting for the smaller party was a tactical move to block the favourite. 2 adj Relating to military operations that are smaller or more local than overall strategy. The commander made a tactical decision to retreat and regroup. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms nontacticaltacnuketacticallytacticooltactleneck Common collocations tactical maneuver Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From tactic + -al. Topics Business & Commerce Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tactical **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtæktɪk(ə)l/ **Frequency rank:** 8626 ## Meanings 1. Done carefully to gain a particular advantage; relating to tactics. 2. Relating to military operations that are smaller or more local than overall strategy. ## Examples - Voting for the smaller party was a tactical move to block the favourite. - The commander made a tactical decision to retreat and regroup. ## Derived Forms - nontactical - tacnuke - tactically - tacticool - tactleneck ## Etymology From tactic + -al. ## AI Etymology Tactical is formed from tactic + -al. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include done carefully to gain a particular advantage; relating to tactics and relating to military operations that are smaller or more local than overall strategy. The wider family includes derived forms such as nontactical, tacnuke, tactically, tacticool, and tactleneck. ## Topics - Business & Commerce - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown