theater of operations
noun phrase
: the part of a theater of war in which active combat operations are conducted
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This was the daunting and frigid environment of ice and snow that the American Army faced 80 years ago in what would become its ultimate battle test of the European theater of operations during World War II.
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Eric Hogan, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
This battleship was active during World War II and participated in every naval offensive in the Pacific theater of operations, according to the attraction's website.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
And not only has VITA successfully demonstrated Russian, Chinese Mandarin, and Ukrainian language translation capabilities during testing, but the system has even been deployed to two undisclosed theaters of operations already.
—Jared Keller, WIRED, 8 July 2024
In any theater of operations where the attacking party has a decisive advantage over the defender, aggressive impulses are rewarded on the battlefield and may be vital for strategic success.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The European theater of operations' main area was in England, in that surrounding area outside of Birmingham, England, for the mail.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
Putting it on an aircraft allows the missile to be rapidly deployed to a theater of operations.
—David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2023
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Eric Hogan, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
This battleship was active during World War II and participated in every naval offensive in the Pacific theater of operations, according to the attraction's website.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
And not only has VITA successfully demonstrated Russian, Chinese Mandarin, and Ukrainian language translation capabilities during testing, but the system has even been deployed to two undisclosed theaters of operations already.
—Jared Keller, WIRED, 8 July 2024
In any theater of operations where the attacking party has a decisive advantage over the defender, aggressive impulses are rewarded on the battlefield and may be vital for strategic success.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The European theater of operations' main area was in England, in that surrounding area outside of Birmingham, England, for the mail.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
Putting it on an aircraft allows the missile to be rapidly deployed to a theater of operations.
—David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2023
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