theatre of war


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Noun1.theatre of war - the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations
field of operations, theater of operations, theatre of operations, theatre, theater, field - 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"
zone of interior - the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations
region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"
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The inhabitants of territories, often the theatre of war, are unavoidably subjected to frequent infringements on their rights, which serve to weaken their sense of those rights; and by degrees the people are brought to consider the soldiery not only as their protectors, but as their superiors.
But would these allies reach the theatre of war in time to be of avail to Helium?
Her first glance, however, at the actual theatre of war gave her the impression that matters had advanced beyond the hushing-up stage.
"The theatre of war," he answered - "and here we are at the stage door!"
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- The head of the Russian General of Staff, Andrei Sterlin, stated that the United States is looking to use space as a theatre of war, condemning Washington for its refusal to engage in talks on the non-deployment of weapons with Russia and China.
With that comes a new set of weapons and vehicles specific to that theatre of war".
Which historical theatre of war is known as Krym in Russian?
Dal Khalsa President, Harpal Singh Cheema, in a letter to the U Chief, Antonio Guterres, said, 'We are concerned about Punjab being converted into a theatre of war by the two countries.
The PDP campaign DG, who was former minister of National Planning, was reacting to the attacks launched on the people of Agbaji quarters, Ilorin country home of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, saying that the peace-loving people of the state would resist any attempt to turn the state into a theatre of war by a few desperate politicians.
I hope and pray that those in power in the UK will realise that this is blood money and cease to export such horribly efficient engines of indiscriminate slaughter to the Saudis, or for that matter to any theatre of war where so many innocent people would be slaughtered.
Our brave ancestors and Comrades did exactly the same thing as our Veterans did before WW I and have done since the end of WW II, but we seem to want to say today that to die in a theatre of war or to survive in a theatre of war is less than that of those that died in other theatres of war.

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