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maa-alakaitse

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 19.06.2025

Meanings

(korvpallis:) kaitsemängu taktika, mille korral iga kaitsemängija tõkestab kindlal väljakuosal vastasmängijate pääsu oma korvi alla ka kujul: maaalakaitse

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Usage examples
  • Soomlaste maa-alakaitse murdmisega jäädi hätta.
  • Hädas oldi vastaste maaalakaitse murdmisega.

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Koolisõnastikud 2005–2010

ID 605237 Last modified 26.04.2021
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Domain physical education
  • kaitse , kus iga mängija takistab temale määratud alal vastasvõistkonna ükskõik millise mängija tegevust

Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

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Domain Land Forces -> GeneralGeneral Conduct of Military Operations -> Military Tactics
maa-alakaitse preferred
maa-ala kaitse admitted
maaalakaitse admitted
alakaitse deprecated
maa ala kaitse deprecated
area defence preferred
  • maaväeoperatsioonide raames kaitseoperatsiooni meetod, mille puhul takistatakse vaenlase jõudude juurdepääsu nõutud aja jooksul määratud maa-alale
  • a type of defensive operation that concentrates on denying enemy forces access to designated terrain for a specific time rather than destroying the enemy outright
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  • Its purpose is to hold ground or deny it to the enemy. It focuses on stopping the enemy’s advance as forward as possible by making best use of the movement restricting effects of the terrain reinforced with man-made obstacles and supported by fire.
  • In principle there are two distinct methods of defensive operations: a) area defence; b) mobile defence.
  • As a terrain focused method of operation it seeks to absorb the enemy into an interlocked series of positions from which he can largely be destroyed by fire or counter-moves.
maa-alakaitse preferred
maa-ala kaitse admitted
maaalakaitse admitted
alakaitse deprecated
maa ala kaitse deprecated
area defence preferred

Word forms

Inflection Type 6

maa-alakaitse maa-alakaitsed
maa-alakaitse maa-alakaitsete
maa-alakaitset maa-alakaitseid

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