line of operations

noun

That portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object.

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Meanings

nounline of operations (plural lines of operations)

plural lines of operations

  1. governmentThat portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object.

    As a general rule, a line of operations should- be directed upon the centre, or one of the extremities of the enemy's line of defence; unless our forces be infinitely superior in number,

    1846, Henry Halleck, Elements of Military Art and Science
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