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line of operations

line of operations noun: that portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object.

Noun

line of operations (plural lines of operations)

  1. That portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object.
    • As a general rule, a line of operations should- be directed upon the centre, or one of the extremities of the enemy's line of defence; unless our forces be infinitely superior in number,1846, Henry Halleck, Elements of Military Art and Science

Forms of line of operations

plurallines of operations

Questions about line of operations

What does line of operations mean?
Line of operations means that portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object.
What part of speech is line of operations?
Line of operations is a noun.
What is the plural of line of operations?
The plural of line of operations is lines of operations.

Words near line of operations in the dictionary

  1. line of least resistance
  2. line of levels
  3. line of life
  4. line of march
  5. line of nodes
  6. line of operations
  7. line of play
  8. line of purples
  9. line of questioning
  10. line of scrimmage
  11. line of seven

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