Meanings
nounspecial operations pl (normally plural, singular special operation, attributive special operations)
singular special operation
- pluralplural normallyA category of military operations with unusual and stringent requirements and methods, such as guerrilla warfare or counterterrorism.
An officer who commands a special operations battalion.
Synonyms: spec ops[w:clipped compound|clipped compound]]>, special ops
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA category of military operations with unusual and stringent requirements and methods, such as guerrilla warfare or counterterrorism.
Similar
spec ops[w:clipped compound|clipped compound]]>special ops
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Translations
Bulgarian специална операция
- специална операция (specialna operacija)military operations for exceptional circumstances
Ukrainian спеціальна операція, спецоперація
- спеціальна операція (specialʹna operacija)military operations for exceptional circumstances
- спецоперація (specoperacija)military operations for exceptional circumstances
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APA
special operations. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20operations
MLA
“special operations.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20operations. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “special operations,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20operations.
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