Height of the Rockies Provincial Park (68,000 ha/170,000 acres) is a scenic treasure and a vital reserve for wildlife. The park's assortment of towering peaks, sparkling glaciers, and icy lakes make it as beautiful as better known parks like Banff yet it remains much wilder. Its importance to wildlife is extraordinary.
preemptive strike definition. A first-strike attack with nuclear weapons carried out to destroy an enemy's capacity to respond. A preemptive strike is based on the assumption that the enemy is planning an imminent attack. Discover our greatest slideshows. 15 Powerful Quotes about Language.
a commander's preemptive authority. 4. Bridge. pertaining to, involving, or noting an opening bid or an overcall in a suit that is at an unnecessarily high level and that is essentially a defensive maneuver designed to make communication between one's opponents more difficult: a preemptive bid; to give a preemptive response. Origin of preemptive Expand. 1785-1795.