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THEATRE OF OPERATIONS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A region in which active military operations are in progress
Example:
he served in the Vietnam theater for three years
Synonyms:
field; field of operations; theater; theater of operations; theatre; theatre of operations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("theatre of operations" is a kind of...):
region (a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth)
Meronyms (parts of "theatre of operations"):
combat area; combat zone (a military area where combat forces operate)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Holonyms ("theatre of operations" is a part of...):
theater of war; theatre of war (the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations)
