operations room

British

noun

a room from which all the operations of a military, police, or other disciplined activity are controlled

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Inside our operations room in Ramallah, time slowed to something unbearable.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

That was the spark for the operations room.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025

We are warned we will have to leave the operations room if there is a real-life incident.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

He said lawyers from the Crown Prosecution Service are working in the police operations room to help identify offences.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2023

When he was called in by Captain Marks at headquarters, he dashed to the operations room as fast as he could.

From A Yankee Flier in Italy by Montgomery, Rutherford George

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