Stra-tē′/ǧie or Stra-tē′/ǧie-al, a.

(Synop., § 130), a. [Fr. stratégique, Sp. estratégico, It. strategico, Gr. στρατηγικός.] Pertaining to strategy; effected by artifice.

Strategic line, a line joining strategic points. — Strategic point, any point or region in the theater of warlike operations which affords to its possessor an advantage over his opponent. It may be a whole province.