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Definition of Theatre of operations
1. Noun. A region in which active military operations are in progress. "He served in the Vietnam theater for three years"
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Group relationships: Theater Of War, Theatre Of War
Generic synonyms: Region
Terms within: Combat Area, Combat Zone
Lexicographical Neighbors of Theatre Of Operations
Literary usage of Theatre of operations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"... activity—theatre of operations described—Soult resolves to succour Pampeluna—Relative
positions and numbers of the contending armies described. ..."
2. Elements of the Art of War: Prepared for the Use of the Cadets of the United by James Mercur (1889)
"The Theatre of Operations is that portion of the theatre of war over which the
operations of opposing armies are carried on. When the armies are subdivided ..."
3. Elements of the Art of War: Prepared for the Use of the Cadets of the United by James Mercur (1888)
"The Theatre of Operations is that portion of the theatre of war over which the
operations of opposing armies are carried on. When the armies are subdivided ..."
4. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer: Comprising Ancient and Modern Military by Thomas Wilhelm (1881)
"A theatre of operations of an army may be defined to be all the territory it may
desire to invade, and all that it may have to defend. ..."
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