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| Noun | 1. | military operation - activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" combined operation - a military operation carried out cooperatively by two or more allied nations or a military operation carried out by coordination of sea, land, and air forces military campaign, campaign - several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) naval campaign - an operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea military mission, mission - an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission" reinforcement, reenforcement, support - a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" psychological operation, psyop - military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments covert operation - an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor |