theater of operations
noun phrase
: the part of a theater of war in which active combat operations are conducted
Examples of theater of operations in a Sentence
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The European theater of operations' main area was in England, in that surrounding area outside of Birmingham, England, for the mail.
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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
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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Word History
First Known Use
1832, in the meaning defined above
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“Theater of operations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theater%20of%20operations. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.
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