- in a way that relates to strategy: This is an unacceptable degree of danger in a strategically uncertain and critical time.
- in a way that is important or helpful for strategy: The region is strategically located in the heart of the eastern North American market and therefore attractive to investors.
- purposefully as an integral part of a stratagem or any careful plan for achieving a particular goal: Plant trees strategically, with deciduous trees on the south and west sides of your home to cool the air in summer and let in warming sunlight in winter.
- with the specific intent of destroying materials, factories, etc., used by the enemy in waging war: During World War II, the Allies strategically bombed German oil refineries.