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briefing
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Word definitions for briefing in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"fact or situation of giving preliminary instructions," 1910 (but popularized by World War II pre-flight conferences), verbal noun from brief (v.).
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB attend ▪ Firms less experienced in international postings should ensure that employees, and where possible their spouses, attend externally run briefings ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
briefing \briefing\ n. giving detailed instructions, as for a military operation. a detailed set of instructions before an operation, given to those who are to execute it. a summary report of an operation or event after it has occurred, by a participant ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A short and concise summary of a situation. 2 A presentation of information or instruction; the meeting at which it is presented. vb. (present participle of brief English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. detailed instructions, as for a military operation
Usage examples of briefing.
The briefing officer, a commander Barin did not know, paused for questions.
BRIEFING ROOM - LATER A video image of SEAMEN aboard a telephone-cable ship showing the sheared fiber optic cable to the camera as Barnes, laser pointer in hand, delivers a BRIEFING.
Gowachin bowing over his bedog, begging him to return at once to the briefing sessions which prepared him for survival on Dosadi.
In fact, Britch always had her do his staff briefings for him, since they paid far more attention to her than they did to him.
General Moorman was flipping through the pages of the briefing packet.
Delta Force commander, after a short conversation with Morrell, instructed the room to settle down and then began his briefing.
For the draft authorities, see CIA briefing materials, talking points for DCI meeting with Rice on the draft Afghanistan counterterrorism finding and the draft UBL Memorandum of Notification, Mar.
Whenever the two women are thrown together, at a press conference or a briefing or during the dress rehearsal for the Dy-nawing launch and transfer onto the Mars Shuttle, Mariella flushes with shame and her hatred of Penn Brown tightens a notch.
Suppressed Briefing, but that box of psychopharmaceutical tricks was out of her system for good now.
While van Winkle began briefing their commander, Daana popped the data crystal into a console so the recon and UAV squad leaders could study the maps and life data during the briefing, then joined in with the infantry commander.
As he was briefing them on the latest interceptions, Renne looked out through the rain-smeared glass.
Claudine divided her concentration between the facts of the briefing, with which she felt sufficiently familiar, and how Sanglier conducted it.
We filed out of the briefing room, throwing our paper cups into the black bin liners that the SQMS and his storeman had been putting up everywhere.
Detectives George Stough and Sebron Banks went into a briefing about the burglary that occurred at 516 Covena Avenue.
Surgeon Commander Suchon stuck her head through the open briefing room hatch.