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debrief
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de·brief  (d-brf)
tr.v. de·briefed, de·brief·ing, de·briefs
1. To question to obtain knowledge or intelligence gathered especially on a military mission.
2. To instruct (a government agent, for example) not to reveal classified or secret information after employment has ceased.

debrief [diːˈbriːf]
vb
(Military) (of a soldier, astronaut, diplomat, etc.) to make or (of his superiors) to elicit a report after a mission or event Compare brief [13]
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Verb1.debrief - put someone through a debriefing and make him report; "The released hostages were debriefed"
query, question - pose a question

debrief
verb interrogate, question, examine, probe, quiz, cross-examine The men have been debriefed by officials.
Translations
debrief [ˌdiːˈbriːf] VThacer dar parte
debrief [ˌdiːˈbriːf] vtdemander un compte rendu de fin de mission à
debrief
vtbefragen; to be debriefedBericht erstatten
debrief [ˌdiːˈbriːf] vt (Mil) → chiamare a rapporto (a operazione ultimata)


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He said: "We have all done the internal debriefs now and as it was a big incident involving all agencies, we have taken the lead from the floods in Carlisle, where a Government Office representative led the debrief.
As far as debriefs are concerned, the London emergency plan and various major incident plans were all put into operation.
The instrumentation pods, typically mounted on a wingtip weapon station, are mobile monitoring devices that collect in-flight data for post-mission debriefs.
 
 
 
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