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Noun: theater of war
Usage: US (elsewhere: theatre of war)
  1. The entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations
    "The Pacific was a major theater of war during World War II";
    - theatre of war

Derived forms: theaters of war

Type of: region

Encyclopedia: Theater of war