Sentence examples for ground offensive from inspiring English sources
noun
A military action launched by land, using ground troops.
This is the first ground offensive since the 2002 ceasefire.
It also staged an eight-day ground offensive in February.
We fear there will be an Israeli ground offensive".
It is unclear whether this attack would comprise of a further ground offensive or continued airstrikes.
The talk is of a ground offensive against Hamas, which governs Gaza (see article).
Recognising the obvious, America now seems to be preparing a new ground offensive against Taliban lines.
Israel last carried out a major ground offensive in Gaza in January 2009.
A week after commencing the air strikes, Israel mounted a ground offensive into the Gaza Strip.
The Pakistani army also has been preparing for a possible broader ground offensive targeting Taliban hideouts.
More than a half-million residents fled North Waziristan ahead of the ground offensive.
That is to be in support of a specific ground offensive over the territory bombed.
