(DoD) The siting of mutually supporting defense positions designed to absorb and progressively weaken attack, prevent initial observations of the whole position by the enemy, and to allow the commander to maneuver the reserve.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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