1relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them:strategic planning for the organization is the responsibility of top management
designed or planned to serve a particular purpose:alarms are positioned at strategic points around the prison
2relating to the gaining of overall or long-term military advantage:Newark Castle was of strategic importanceBritish strategic and commercial interests
(of human or material resources) essential in fighting a war:a large strategic air force
(of bombing or weapons) done or for use against industrial areas and communication centres of enemy territory as a long-term military objective:strategic nuclear missilesOften contrasted with tactical.
