English noun: military operation |
1. | military operation (act) activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) |
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| Samples | It was a joint operation of the navy and air force.
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| Synonyms | operation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | activity |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | amphibious operation, attack, campaign, combined operation, covert operation, information gathering, maneuver, manoeuvre, military campaign, military mission, mission, naval campaign, offence, offense, offensive, onrush, onset, onslaught, peacekeeping, peacekeeping mission, peacekeeping operation, psychological operation, psyop, reenforcement, reinforcement, simulated military operation, support |
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| Instance hyponym | Argonne, Argonne Forest, Meuse, Meuse River, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation, Operation Desert Storm |
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| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine |
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