English noun: military mission | |||
1. | military mission (act) an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters | ||
Samples | The planes were on a bombing mission. | ||
Synonyms | mission | ||
Broader (hypernym) | military operation, operation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | combat mission, direct support, search and destroy mission, search mission | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||