(DoD) In military deception, an offensive action involving contact with the adversary conducted for the purpose of deceiving the adversary as to the location and/or time of the actual main offensive action.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). feint. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/feint/definitions/1961677 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "feint" http://smartdefine.org/feint/definitions/1961677 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
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