# signature strike

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A military attack which is based on detecting suspicious activity rather than confirmed intelligence of terrorism.

## Etymology
From the justification for such strikes being suspicious patterns of behavior thought to be "signatures" of terrorists.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/signature-strike