The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SNIPE which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2008.
Attack from a distance crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SNIPE | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Attack from a distance
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- long-range
- distant
- far-off
- side
- faraway
- far away
- far
- way off
- way out
- blue
- far off
- slight
Crossword Answer definitions
SNIPE noun- Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
- A fool; a blockhead.
- A shot fired from a concealed place.
- (naval slang) A member of the engineering department on a ship.
- (ice hockey slang) A goal.
- To hunt snipe.
- To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
- (by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.
- To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
- To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
- (ice hockey slang) To score a goal.
- To move the ball quickly in a different direction.
- A cigarette butt.
- An animated promotional logo during a television show.
- A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement in such a way that it stands out from the ad.
- A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
- A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
- A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out), political criticism, etc.
- To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
- To attach a note or sticker to (an existing poster) to provide further information, political criticism, etc.
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