theater of operations

noun phrase

: the part of a theater of war in which active combat operations are conducted

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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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First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of theater of operations was in 1832

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