What is to cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river called?
throw — (Mil.) To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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