axis of advance
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A military term for the road or track running through an area to be attacked and used by the attackers to maintain direction.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “axis of advance” mean?
A military term for the road or track running through an area to be attacked and used by the attackers to maintain direction.
Is “axis of advance” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.