opening gambit

Fig. an opening movement, tactic, or statement which is made to secure a position that is to one's advantage. The rebel army's opening gambit was to bomb the city's business district. The prosecution's opening gambit was to call a witness who linked the defendant to the scene of the crime.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Moyses	-	Biblical Latin
Neas	-	Irish Mythology
Estebe	-	Basque
Phoibe	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Servius	SER-wi-uws	Ancient Roman
Walganus	-	Arthurian Romance