target of opportunity
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
target of opportunity (plural targets of opportunity)
- (military) A target onto which one's attack is diverted as soon as it is seen or becomes known.
- (figurative, by extension) An object to which one's efforts are diverted as soon as it becomes known.
Translations[edit]
target onto which one's attack is diverted as soon as it is seen or becomes known
Further reading[edit]
- “target of opportunity”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “target of opportunity”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.