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noun
the entire area in which ground, sea, and air forces may become directly employed in war operations, including the theater of operations and the zone of interior.
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Origin of theater of war

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby theater of war

theatergoer, theater-in-the-round, theater of cruelty, theater of operations, theater of the absurd, theater of war, Theatine, theatre, Théâtre-Français, theatre-in-the-round, theatre of cruelty
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