WordNet
n. 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" [syn: field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre]
Usage examples of "theatre of operations".
And when Lieutenant Tyson was wounded and medically evacuated and eventually left the Southeast Asian theatre of operations, what was his responsibility regarding this incident?
Storm had dropped a remark about some idea she'd gotten, for arming this headquarters of her newest theatre of operations.
That meant that Earth ships had to make use of every possible security measure for traffic between Grautier and the overlapping zone, which was only a few light-years away and at the same time the theatre of operations for the Arkonide blockade fleet, so that the Arkonides would not learn where the base was.
Appointed Commander of US Forces, European Theatre of Operations, June 1942.
I've been badgering nurses and now I want to see the theatre of operations.