Theater Of Operations (Noun)
Meaning
A region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The general outlined the theater of operations for the upcoming campaign to his senior officers.
- He spent two years serving in the Middle East theater of operations during the war.
- The theater of operations shifted north as the enemy forces retreated from the capital city.
- Military strategists carefully planned the theater of operations to minimize civilian casualties.
- The soldiers were deployed to the Asian theater of operations to support the allied forces.