theater of operations
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of theater of operations
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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He has served in every military theater of operations, from Africa to the Pacific, and in the Pentagon as the Navy’s chief of legislative affairs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Charity Adams in 1945, managed to clear a massive backlog in undelivered mail to soldiers in the European theater of operations.
From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2022
She “entertained troops in every theater of operations during World War II,” the New York Times reported.
From Fox News • Dec. 14, 2019
“We’ve had a recent change of mission and soon we’ll be supporting a different theater of operations in the coming month,” U.S.
From Washington Times • Feb. 5, 2018
The assigned objective will be the making of provision for adequate intelligence of the enemy and of the theater of operations.
From Sound Military Decision by Kalbfus, Edward C. (Edward Clifford)
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