combined operations

plural noun

war operations carried out cooperatively by two or more allied nations or by coordination of the land, sea, and air forces of one or more nations.

Origin of combined operations

First recorded in 1835–45

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NBC co-chairmen Marc Graboff and Ben Silverman will have the newly combined operations under them.
Who Shot Network Television? | Larry Kramer | December 15, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
A plan was laid for combined operations against them from east and west.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 | Various
In May of that year he was ordered to detach a squadron under the command of Howe to carry out further combined operations.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1 | Various
The Royal Flying Corps is becoming more and more an indispensable factor in combined operations.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 | Various
Valencias plan of combined operations appears to have been an elaboration of a suggestion of Filisola.
The War With Mexico, Volume II (of 2) | Justin H. Smith

It was on these lines the conduct of our combined operations was always arranged thenceforth.
Some Principles of Maritime Strategy | Julian Stafford Corbett

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