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Theater of war   /θˈiətər əv wɔr/   Listen
Theater of war

noun
1.
The entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations.  Synonym: theatre of war.






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"Theater of war" Quotes from Famous Books



... farmer, too outspoken in his criticism of the government, found himself behind the bars until the government, in its good pleasure, saw fit to release him. These measures were not confined to the theater of war nor to the border states where the spirit of secession was strong enough to endanger the cause of union. They were applied all through the Northern states up to the very boundaries of Canada. Zeal for the national cause, too often supplemented ...
— History of the United States • Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard

... came, but from an unexpected source in the form of a German native deserter from the theater of war. Footsore, weary, and spent, he dragged himself into the village late one afternoon, and before Obergatz was even aware of his presence the whole village knew that the power of Germany in Africa was at an end. It did not take long for the lieutenant's native soldiers ...
— Tarzan the Terrible • Edgar Rice Burroughs

... naval force to sustain such just demands as the occasion may require, and to vindicate the rights of the United States citizens referred to and of any others who may be exposed to danger in the theater of war. With these exceptions, friendly relations have been maintained between the United ...
— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various



Words linked to "Theater of war" :   theater of operations, region, theater, theatre, field of operations, field, zone of interior, theatre of operations



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