assault fortifications; tackle core difficulties
Meanings
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to assault fortified positions; to attack strong enemy defenses
formalMilitary term for attacking fortified points, bunkers, or heavily defended positions.
The troops are concentrating their forces to assault the fortifications, preparing to capture the enemy's stronghold.
Assault battles on fortified positions are often the fiercest combat.
verb
to tackle core difficulties; to solve the hardest part of a task
formalUsed metaphorically in various contexts (work, research, reform) to refer to focusing on the most challenging or critical obstacles.
The research team is tackling the core difficulties, striving to break through the key technological bottleneck.
There are many difficulties in the reforms; we must have the determination to tackle the toughest problems.
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This software development project has entered the phase of tackling the core difficulties.