English▸ adjective relating to or constituting actions carefully planned to gain a specific military end:
as a tactical officer in the field he had no equal.
▪ (of bombing or weapons) done or for use in immediate support of military or naval operations. Often contrasted with strategic.
▪ (of a person or their actions) showing adroit planning; aiming at an end beyond the immediate action:
in a tactical retreat, she moved into a hotel with her daughters.