spring offensive

collocation in English

meaningsofspringandoffensive

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spring
noun
uk
/sprɪŋ/us
/sprɪŋ/
the season of the year between winter and summer, lasting from March to June north of the equator, and from September to December south of the equator, when the weather becomes warmer, leaves and plants start to grow again and ...
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offensive
adjective
uk
/əˈfen.sɪv/us
/əˈfen.sɪv/us
/ˈɑːˌfen.sɪv/
causing ...
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(Definition ofspringandoffensivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspring offensive

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It was supposed to be the greatspringoffensive.
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I hope ourspringoffensivewill come, too.
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Everybody knows what it means to go forward with the greatspringoffensive.
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It is quite clear that the combatants are gearing up for aspringoffensive.
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It was doubtful whether we should be able to produce any large quantity in time for thespringoffensive.
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You cannot help thinking that both sides have simply used the break in the negotiations to arm themselves for the forthcomingspringoffensive.
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I congratulated him on the successful outcome at that time of the "springoffensive", as it is called —the annual bout of wage bargaining.
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Both are expected to be targeted in the expectedspringoffensive.
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Approximately 150 to 200 fighters were believed to be wintering and possibly preparing for aspringoffensivein the valley.
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Planning for a massivespringoffensivein 1918, it resumed the sinking of all merchant ships without warning.
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