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
“The Taliban’s victory and the emboldenment of the jihadist scene, combined with the lifting of enormous counter-terrorism pressure in a critical theater of operations like Afghanistan,” Mir said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2021
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
Throughout the theater of operations bad weather limited, however, artillery action on the Isonzo, which was active only near Tolmino and the heights northwest of Goritz.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)
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