military operation
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɑpəˈreɪʃən/
- The success of the military operation depended on precise coordination among different units.
- participate in military operations
- conduct of military operations
- management of military operations
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Watch on YouTubeI mean, there's a huge amount of carbon emissions from military operations.
- I mean, there's a huge amount of carbon emissions from military operations.
- I think it is plausible, depending on who's the actor, to classify assassinations as military operations.
- Hamas prevents them from leaving areas where the IDF is, is moving forward with military operations to root out terrorists.
- So I called him up and said, congratulations, friend, It looks like we've succeeded here on the military operation.
- Operation UVDA Fact is the IDF's final military operation of the war, establishing the fact that the whole Negev is theirs.
- When you have a large military operation with thousands of people and nuclear weapons are involved, it's so complicated that things are likely to go wrong.
- He not only revealed intelligence data, he revealed all kinds of military data and military operations.
Examples
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The Bush administration also entertained hopes for some reimbursement for its military operations, particularly in Iraq.
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Tonight, you are headed into hostile territory on one of the highest-stakes military operations in U.S. history.
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Since when did this become a military operation?
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Agent Russell, this is a military operation.
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This is a precise military operation.
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My fellow citizens, at this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations.
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When these officers conduct military operations, they are exercising command authority.
Academic text (2017) -
It was a highly successful military operation... brilliantly executed.
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Of course, ambiguities and unintended outcomes are inherent in military operations of any kind.
Academic text (1991) -
Now cleared of staff and customers, the GPO becomes the headquarters of the rebellion, with Pearse as acting president, and Connolly as commander in chief of military operations.
Synonyms
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3.2
A planned action by a group to achieve a goal
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3.7
An action by soldiers that involves fighting
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5.7
A secret action by a government or army to avoid being noticed
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5.3
A military action with fighting to capture or defend a place
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4.0
A task given to a group of soldiers to reach a clear goal
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4.1
A military operation where soldiers go to keep peace between fighting groups or countries under United Nations order
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4.2
A military mission to stop fighting and make an area calm between groups or countries
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6.8
A military trip to find out where the enemy is and what they are doing
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8.4
A military action that tries to change what people think or feel
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7.0
A carefully planned military action to reach long-term goals
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8.1
A military action that lands soldiers from ships onto a shore
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7.4
A military action done together by two or more allied countries using land, sea, and air forces
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6.3
A trip by soldiers to fight and take control of a place in another country
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5.5
An activity by military or intelligence groups done openly, not secretly
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9.2
An attack by a large group of soldiers to test the enemy and collect information
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8.1
A planned military action with clear goals that is often secret
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'military' (related to soldiers/war) with 'operation' (a planned coordinated action); together they straightforwardly denote a planned action carried out by armed forces. This compositional pattern exists across many languages (e.g., Spanish 'operación militar', French 'opération militaire') and follows standard noun+noun/adjective+noun semantics, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will understand it.
Etymology
The phrase military operation comes from the idea of the military carrying out a planned operation, like a job with clear steps. Imagine soldiers with maps and a set plan moving together to take or protect a place, so it means an organized action by armed forces 'to reach a goal'.