theater of operations
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈθiːətər əv ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənz/
- Specialized
:
teatro de operaciones
- The commander assessed the situation in the theater of operations before making strategic decisions.
- Kuwaiti theater of operations
- Pacific theater of operations
But I think in terms of Colombia, I think I think it was a very difficult theatre of operations for America.
- But I think in terms of Colombia, I think I think it was a very difficult theatre of operations for America.
Examples
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Meanwhile, in the Pacific theater of operations, Major General Curtis LeMay took over the U.S. XXI Bomber Command in January 1945 and decided that the high-altitude precision daylight bombing of Japanese military targets had achieved only limited success.
Academic text (2005) -
One brother, Frank, served in the European theatre of operations, was wounded, and then went on to fight in Attu against the Japanese, where he suffered another wound.
Blog text (11) -
What they needed was a theater of operations to do so, and along came Vietnam.
Blog text (4) -
Thousands of soldiers and thousands of pieces of equipment are literally "in transit" to the theater of operations.
Blog text (21) -
These tanks are faster than any other tanks in the European theater of operations.
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That is in commemoration of the European, African, and Middle Eastern theater of operations.
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My grandfather and three great-uncles were in that theater of operations.
Blog text (11) -
Eligible veterans were required to have deployed to the Gulf War theater of operations for any period between 1 August 1990 and 31 July 1991.
Academic text (2012) -
The 333rd field artillery battalion was one of nine all African-American field artillery battalions deployed to the European theater of operations in World War II.
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During World War II, the Allies coordinated their efforts across multiple battlefields, each known as a theater of operations.
Synonyms
228
3.2
An area where soldiers fight during a war
172
6.5
An area where soldiers fight during a war
60
7.7
A large area where soldiers fight during a war
47
3.8
An area where soldiers fight during a war
10
5.2
An area where soldiers fight in a war
9
5.5
An area where soldiers are actively fighting during a war
4
4.3
An area where soldiers or armed groups are fighting
1
7.5
An area of land, sea, or air where military fighting happens
1
6.1
An area where soldiers fight the enemy
1
7.2
An area where soldiers fight and do military work during a war
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'theater' as an area/space combined with 'of operations' (where operations occur) yields the meaning 'area where operations take place.' This simple noun + of + noun structure is common cross-linguistically and therefore a B1 learner who knows the constituent senses can reliably infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Theater of operations may come from comparing a military area to a stage. The word theater was used for a place where scenes are shown and operations means actions, so commanders used the image of a 'stage' to talk about the whole 'area' where battles and military action happen.