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Operational   Listen
adjective
operational  adj.  
1.
Of or pertaining to operations; as, operational procedure.
2.
Fit or ready for service; available and in working condition; as, an operational aircraft. Opposite of out-of-service.
Synonyms: functional, usable, useable, in order(predicate), in working order(predicate), operable.
3.
(Mil.) Of or intended for or involved in military operations. Opposite of nonoperational.
4.
In force; not expired or annulled; of rules or laws. "de facto apartheid still operational even in the new african nations"





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"Operational" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Bureau of the Census (Department of Commerce), Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense Nuclear Agency, Department of State, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, Navy Operational Intelligence Center and Maritime Administration (merchant marine data), Office of Territorial and International Affairs (Department of the Interior), United States Board on Geographic Names, United ...
— The 1990 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency
... the operational work of the Staff was grouped under two heads, the first mainly concerned with operations against the enemy's surface vessels, and the second with the protection of trade and operations against the enemy's under-water warfare, whether the means he employed were ...
— The Crisis of the Naval War • John Rushworth Jellicoe
... the leadys mean about diplomacy becoming outmoded," Franks said at last. "People who work together don't need diplomats. They solve their problems on the operational level instead of ...
— The Defenders • Philip K. Dick
... Experiments. Use of the torpedo seaplane at Gallipoli. Slowness of its practical development. Causes of this delay. Operational difficulties. The Cuckoo, a torpedo aeroplane, produced in 1917. The Argus built to carry torpedo aeroplanes, 1918. The value of torpedo aircraft. Dreaded by ...
— The War in the Air; Vol. 1 - The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force • Walter Raleigh


Words linked to "Operational" :   operational damage, fighting, functional, war machine, operation, serviceable, armed forces, active, operational casualty, combat-ready, in operation, usable, armed services, operable, useable, military, effective, operational cell, operating


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