Definition
A route by which attacking forces can reach an objective, analyzed for cover, concealment, and obstacles. The preferred path for uninvited guests bearing weapons.
Example Usage
Intelligence identified three likely avenues of approach—we need to cover all of them with overlapping fires.
Origin
Terrain analysis terminology formalized in military planning doctrine
Fun Fact
The failure to identify or defend a secondary avenue of approach has lost more battles than most generals care to admit in their memoirs.
Source: Intelligence preparation of the battlefield doctrine
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