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Definition of Military operation
1. Noun. Activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign). "It was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
Generic synonyms: Activity
Specialized synonyms: Combined Operation, Maneuver, Manoeuvre, Simulated Military Operation, Campaign, Military Campaign, Naval Campaign, Military Mission, Mission, Reenforcement, Reinforcement, Support, Attack, Onrush, Onset, Onslaught, Offence, Offense, Offensive, Peacekeeping, Peacekeeping Mission, Peacekeeping Operation, Amphibious Operation, Information Gathering, Psychological Operation, Psyop, Covert Operation
Specialized synonyms: Argonne, Argonne Forest, Meuse, Meuse River, Meuse-argonne, Meuse-argonne Operation, Operation Desert Storm
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Derivative terms: Operate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Military Operation
Literary usage of Military operation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual Register (1823)
"... in Europe—PERU—military operation and Positions of San Martin and the
Spaniards—San Martin's Assumption of Power—Separation of Lord Cochrane from San ..."
2. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1823)
"... submits to Bolivar—Zeds proceedings in Europe—PERU—military operation and
Positions of San Martin and the Spaniards—&s Martin's Assumption of ..."
3. Historical Sketches of the South of India, in an Attempt to Trace the by Mark Wilks (1869)
"... of General Smith—vino of the several plans of military operation, proposed by
him and his government—Success of Colonel Wood to the southward —Military ..."
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