war-gamed; war-gaming; war-games
: to plan or conduct in the manner of a war game
war-gamed an invasion—
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: to conduct a war game
1
: a simulated battle or campaign to test military concepts and usually conducted in conferences by officers acting as the opposing staffs
2
: a two-sided umpired training maneuver with actual elements of the armed forces participating
Examples of war-game in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebKeith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024
In one instance, a group convened for three straight days at Camp David in Maryland to war-game a scenario that foreshadowed the Berlin crisis of 1961.
—Jacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2023
David M. Perry, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
An Army veteran and administrator explains that this is where soldiers train in often elaborate war games before deployment, using the most up-to-date gear and tactics and under the most grueling conditions.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
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Verb
Roger Livesey stars as Clive Candy, a lifelong British soldier first seen losing a war-games exercise after his young opponent chooses not to play by the rules.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024
In one instance, a group convened for three straight days at Camp David in Maryland to war-game a scenario that foreshadowed the Berlin crisis of 1961.
—Jacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2023
Noun
What brought the three together was a deep devotion to playing strategic tabletop war games.
—David M. Perry, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
An Army veteran and administrator explains that this is where soldiers train in often elaborate war games before deployment, using the most up-to-date gear and tactics and under the most grueling conditions.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
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“War-game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war-game. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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