military operation
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɑpəˈreɪʃən/
:
operación militar
- 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
I 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.
Academic text (2011) -
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
811
3.2
A planned action by a group to achieve a goal
105
3.7
An action by soldiers that involves fighting
23
5.7
A secret action by a government or army to avoid being noticed
12
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
7
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
2
8.4
A military action that tries to change what people think or feel
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8.1
A military action that lands soldiers from ships onto a shore
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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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7.0
A carefully planned military action to reach long-term goals
A planned military action with clear goals that is often secret
A military action done together by two or more allied countries using land, sea, and air forces
An attack by a large group of soldiers to test the enemy and collect information
An activity by military or intelligence groups done openly, not secretly
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'.