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Definition of Theater of operations
1. Noun. A region in which active military operations are in progress. "He served in the Vietnam theater for three years"
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Group relationships: Theater Of War, Theatre Of War
Generic synonyms: Region
Terms within: Combat Area, Combat Zone
Lexicographical Neighbors of Theater Of Operations
Literary usage of Theater of operations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Sea Power by William Oliver Stevens, Allan Ferguson Westcott (1920)
"During the I3th and I4th cen- theater of operations, VENICE AND THE TURK turies,
however, she was compelled to fight with her rebellious colonies and her ..."
2. A History of Sea Power by William Oliver Stevens, Allan Ferguson Westcott (1920)
"... theater of operations, VENICE AND THE TURK turies, however, she was compelled
to fight with her rebellious colonies and her new rivals, Genoa and Padua. ..."
3. Under the Old Flag: Recollections of Military Operations in the War for the by James Harrison Wilson (1912)
"... service familiar with theater of operations —In command of South Gate of
Forbidden City—Re- establishment of order—Commanded joint American and British ..."
4. Recurring Logistic Problems as I Have Observed Them by Carter Bowie Magruder (1994)
"... to establish to what degree the heavy ammunition expenditures in Vietnam are
justified. Use of Local Resources in a Theater of Operations To Reduce ..."
5. The Art of War by Henri Jomini, Antoine Henri Jomini, George Henry Mendell, William Price Craighill (1862)
"Of the Theater of Operations. The theater of a war comprises all the territory
upon which the parties may assail each other, whether it belong to themselves ..."
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