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Look up operation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Operation or Operations may refer to: Operation (game), a battery-operated board game that challenges
Operation
World War II operation in France
Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western
Operation_Overlord
Central Intelligence Agency domestic espionage project (1967–1974)
Operation CHAOS or Operation MHCHAOS was a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) domestic espionage project targeting American citizens operating from 1967
Operation_CHAOS
Alleged program of the CIA
Operation Mockingbird is an alleged large-scale program of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that began in the early years of the Cold
Operation_Mockingbird
2025 Ukrainian military operation in Russia
Operation Spiderweb (Ukrainian: Операція «Павутина», romanized: Operátsija "Pavutýna") was a covert drone attack carried out by the Security Service of
Operation_Spiderweb
Type of concealed or secretive government activity
A covert operation, or undercover operation is a military or police operation involving a covert agent or troops acting under an assumed cover to conceal
Covert_operation
2018 film directed by Chris Weitz
Operation Finale is a 2018 American historical drama thriller film directed by Chris Weitz from a screenplay by Matthew Orton about a 1960 clandestine
Operation_Finale
Deceptive way to catch a person committing a crime
In law enforcement, a sting operation is a deceptive operation designed to catch a person attempting to commit a crime. A typical sting will have an undercover
Sting_operation
1944 Soviet military offensive during WW2
Operation Bagration (Russian: Операция «Багратио́н», romanized: Operatsiya Bagration) was the codename for the 1944 Soviet Byelorussian strategic offensive
Operation_Bagration
1941 Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII
Operation Barbarossa was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and several of its European Axis allies starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during
Operation_Barbarossa
Series of 1950s American nuclear tests
Map all coordinates in "Operation Plumbbob" using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary
Operation_Plumbbob
Secret post-WWII United States program
Operation Paperclip was a secret United States intelligence program in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken
Operation_Paperclip
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Vijay (lit. 'Operation Victory') may refer to: Operation Vijay (1961), the operation by the Indian Armed Forces that led to the liberation of
Operation_Vijay
Procedures for constructing new graphs in graph theory
graph operations are operations which produce new graphs from initial ones. They include both unary (one input) and binary (two input) operations. Unary
Graph_operations
Computer science topic
In computer programming, a bitwise operation operates on a bit string, a bit array or a binary numeral (considered as a bit string) at the level of its
Bitwise_operation
British Second World War deception operation
Operation Mincemeat was a successful British deception operation of the Second World War to disguise the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily. Two members of
Operation_Mincemeat
2003–2014 British military operations in Afghanistan
Operation Herrick was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operations during the War in Afghanistan, from 2002 to the end of combat operations
Operation_Herrick
1950s U.S. immigration law enforcement initiative
Operation Wetback was an immigration law enforcement initiative by the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. It was created by Joseph May
Operation_Wetback
1962 proposed U.S. false flag operation against American citizens
Operation Northwoods was a proposed false flag operation which originated within the Department of Defense of the US government in 1962. The proposals
Operation_Northwoods
It was never mounted. The other missions were Operation Condor, Operation Concertina, and Operation Coverlet. Between 1940 and 1945, the Channel Islands
Operation_Constellation
Clandestine Western military operations during the Cold War
Operation Gladio was the codename for clandestine "stay-behind" operations of armed resistance that were organized by the Western Union (WU; founded in
Operation_Gladio
US Navy operation to establish an Antarctic research base
was a United States Navy (USN) operation to establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV. The operation was organized by Rear Admiral Richard
Operation_Highjump
EU military operation in the Red Sea
Operation Aspides, also known as European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Aspides, is an EU military operation in response to Houthi engagements with international
Operation_Aspides
German plan for putting down civil unrest, repurposed for planned coup, WW2
Operation Valkyrie (German: Unternehmen Walküre) was a German World War II emergency continuity-of-government operations plan issued to the Territorial
Operation_Valkyrie
Allied plan to invade mainland Japan, WWII
Operation Downfall was the proposed plan by United States and British Empire forces for the invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World
Operation_Downfall
1942 World War II Soviet operation
Operation Uranus (19–23 November 1942) was a Soviet strategic operation on the Eastern Front of World War II which led to the encirclement of Axis forces
Operation_Uranus
US-backed repression campaign in South America
Operation Condor (Spanish: Operación Cóndor; Portuguese: Operação Condor) was a campaign of political repression by the right-wing dictatorships of the
Operation_Condor
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Geronimo may refer to: Operation Neptune Spear, the May 2011 operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan
Operation_Geronimo
2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
re-engaged in Iraq, leading a new coalition under Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, as the conflict evolved into the ongoing Islamic State
Iraq_War
2006 video by Hard Fi
In Operation is the first live DVD from Hard-Fi, filmed at London's historic Astoria venue and the full live performance, during their sold out 15 date
In_Operation
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Sunrise may refer to: Operation Sunrise (World War II), a series of secret negotiations in March 1945 in Switzerland between elements of the
Operation_Sunrise
WW2 German project to produce fuel from shale oil
Operation Desert (German: Unternehmen Wüste) was a German synthetic fuel project during World War II. It attempted to build a shale oil industrial production
Operation_Desert
1969–2007 British military operation in Northern Ireland during the Troubles
Operation Banner was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operation in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 2007, as part of the Troubles. It was
Operation_Banner
Proposed US intervention in French Indochina
01556°E / 21.38694; 103.01556 Operation Vulture (French: Opération Vautour) was the name of the proposed U.S. operation that would rescue French forces
Operation_Vulture
Type of firearm action
Recoil operation is an operating mechanism used to implement locked-breech autoloading firearms. Recoil operated firearms use the energy of recoil to
Recoil_operation
2000 military operation in Sierra Leone led by the UK
Operation Barras was a British Army operation that took place in Sierra Leone on 10 September 2000, during the late stages of the Sierra Leone Civil War
Operation_Barras
WWII deception operation
Operation Fortitude was a military deception operation by the Allied nations as part of Operation Bodyguard, an overall deception strategy during the
Operation_Fortitude
Incidents of Political corruption in India based on bribery
Operation Lotus, also known as Operation Kamala, is a term coined in 2008 to describe a political strategy used by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in
Operation_Lotus_(BJP)
1981 Israeli airstrike on an Iraqi nuclear reactor
Operation Opera (Hebrew: מִבְצָע אוֹפֵּרָה), also known as Operation Babylon, was a surprise airstrike conducted by the Israeli Air Force on 7 June 1981
Operation_Opera
2025 police raids in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Operation Containment (Portuguese: Operação Contenção) was a large-scale law-enforcement operation launched on 28 October 2025 by the Rio de Janeiro state
Operation_Containment
French military mission in Africa (2014–2022)
Operation Barkhane (French: Opération Barkhane) was a counterinsurgency operation that started on 1 August 2014 and formally ended on 9 November 2022
Operation_Barkhane
Federal investigation of corruption in the judiciary of Cook County, Illinois
Operation Greylord was an investigation conducted jointly by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, the U
Operation_Greylord
1999 conflict between India and Pakistan
conflict is also referred to as Operation Vijay (lit. 'Victory'), which was the codename of the Indian military operation in the region. The Indian Air
Kargil_War
1994 Bosnian War confrontation
The Operation Bøllebank (English: Operation Bully Bashing) is the name given to the military confrontation between Bosnian Serb military forces and Danish
Operation_Bøllebank
1971 Pakistani army offensive
Operation Searchlight was a military operation carried out by the Pakistan Army in an effort to curb the Bengali nationalist movement in former East Pakistan
Operation_Searchlight
1921–26 Soviet counterintelligence plan
Operation Trust (Russian: операция "Трест", romanized: operatsiya "Trest") was a counterintelligence operation of the State Political Directorate (GPU)
Operation_Trust
1984 military conflict
Operation Chumik and Operation Ibex refer to two expeditions by Pakistani and Indian military respectively to seize the strategically important Chumik
Operation Chumik/Operation Ibex
Operation_Chumik/Operation_Ibex
Series of local retreats by the German army in March 1943 on the eastern front
Operation Büffel ("Buffalo") was a series of local retreats conducted by the German Army Group Centre on the Eastern Front during the period 1–22 March
Operation_Büffel
Post-WW2 US evaluations of captured German technology
Operation LUSTY ("Luftwaffe Secret Technology") was the United States Army Air Forces' effort to capture and evaluate German aeronautical technology during
Operation_LUSTY
In mathematical set theory, a set of Gödel operations is a finite collection of operations on sets that can be used to construct the constructible sets
Gödel_operation
Battle during World War II
Operation Schwarz (German: Unternehmen Schwarz), also known as the Fifth Enemy Offensive (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Peta neprijateljska ofanziva) in Yugoslav
Operation_Schwarz
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Thunderbolt may refer to: Operation Donnerkeil or Operation Thunderbolt, a World War II air-support campaign Operation Thunderbolt (1951), an
Operation_Thunderbolt
Code name for the creation of German extermination camps in Poland in World War II
Operation Reinhard or Operation Reinhardt (German: Aktion Reinhard or Aktion Reinhardt; also Einsatz Reinhard or Einsatz Reinhardt) was the codename of
Operation_Reinhard
1946 nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll
Operation Crossroads was a pair of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946. They were the first nuclear weapon
Operation_Crossroads
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Green (German: Unternehmen Grün) or Case Green (German: Fall Grün) was the name of three separate cancelled German military operations immediately
Operation_Green
Soviet military strategy in the 1920s and 1930s
Deep operation (Russian: Глубокая операция, glubokaya operatsiya), also known as Soviet deep battle, was a military theory developed by the Soviet Union
Deep_operation
1984 Indian military operation in Kashmir
Operation Meghdoot was the codename for an Indian Armed Forces operation launched in 1984 to preempt Pakistan's competing Operation Ababeel to take full
Operation_Meghdoot
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Unicorn may refer to: Opération Licorne (English: Operation Unicorn), a French peacekeeping operation in Côte d'Ivoire Opération Licorne (English:
Operation_Unicorn
Series of 1950s US nuclear tests
Map all coordinates in "Operation Castle" using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary
Operation_Castle
2021 Indian film by Tharun Moorthy
Operation Java is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film produced by V Cinemas International, written and directed by Tharun Moorthy (in
Operation_Java
1995 military offensive and last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence
Operation Storm (Serbo-Croatian: Operacija Oluja / Операција Олуја) was the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and a major factor in
Operation_Storm
2026 American immigration enforcement operation in NYC
Enforcement (ICE) operation named Operation Salvo during a press conference, one day after the killing of Renée Good. The operation's stated goal is to
Operation_Salvo
1999 studio album by MF Doom
Operation: Doomsday (stylized Operation: DOOMSDAY.) is the debut solo studio album by Daniel Dumile, and the first under the MF Doom moniker. It was first
Operation:_Doomsday
1962 US nuclear test series
Map all coordinates in "Operation Dominic" using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary
Operation_Dominic
Operation Sukoon (Hindi, lit relief) was an operation launched by the Indian Navy to evacuate Indian, Sri Lankan and Nepalese nationals, as well as Lebanese
Operation_Sukoon
U.S. military cloud-seeding project in Vietnam (1967–1972)
Operation Popeye / Sober Popeye (Project Controlled Weather Popeye / Motorpool / Intermediary-Compatriot) was a military cloud-seeding project carried
Operation_Popeye
Addition, multiplication, division, ...
In mathematics, an operation is a function that takes as input a fixed number of elements of a set and returns an element of the same set. For example
Operation_(mathematics)
operation 𝓐 is an operation that constructs a set from a collection of sets indexed by finite sequences of positive integers. The Suslin operation was
Suslin_operation
1989–1997 British Hong Kong–based operation
Operation Yellowbird (Chinese: 黃雀行動) or Operation Siskin was a British Hong Kong–based operation to help the Chinese dissidents who participated in the
Operation_Yellowbird
Mass evacuation of children at the end of the Vietnam War
Operation Babylift was a mass evacuation of children from South Vietnam to the United States and other Western countries at end of the Vietnam War, in
Operation_Babylift
Topics referred to by the same term
Boolean operation or Boolean operator may refer to: Boolean function, a function whose arguments and result assume values from a two-element set Boolean
Boolean_operation
US terrorism and sabotage campaign in Cuba
Operation Mongoose, also known as the Cuban Project, was an extensive campaign of terrorist attacks against civilians, and covert operations, carried out
Operation_Mongoose
Allied stay-behind plan in Spain during WWII
Operation Goldeneye was an Allied stay-behind plan during the Second World War to monitor Spain after a possible alliance between Francisco Franco and
Operation_Goldeneye
Opération Baliste was a French aeronaval operation off Lebanon aimed at securing citizens of the European Union in the context of the 2006 Lebanon War
Opération_Baliste
French military operation in Mali (2013–14)
Operation Serval (French: Opération Serval) was a French military operation to oust Islamic militants from the north of Mali, who had begun a push into
Operation_Serval
1988 studio album by Queensrÿche
Operation: Mindcrime is the third studio album by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. Originally released on May 3, 1988, the album was reissued
Operation:_Mindcrime
Allied landing operations in French North Africa during World War II
Operation Torch (8–16 November 1942) was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during World War II. Torch was a compromise operation that met the British
Operation_Torch
2026 Ukrainian drone campaign against Russian shadow fleet vessels
Operation MoLoChKa (Ukrainian: Молочка) is an ongoing Ukrainian military campaign, launched on 6 July 2026, using naval and aerial attack drones against
Operation_MoLoChKa
American offensive in the Western Theater of World War II
Operation Cobra was an offensive launched by the First United States Army under Lieutenant General Omar Bradley seven weeks after the D-Day landings,
Operation_Cobra
In mathematics, the cohomology operation concept became central to algebraic topology, particularly homotopy theory, from the 1950s onwards, in the shape
Cohomology_operation
Western covert paramilitary operation
Operation Valuable was a failed covert operation conducted during the Cold War by France, the United Kingdom and the United States in collaboration with
Operation_Valuable
Operation SCALPEL was the Canadian Forces military operation contribution of a field hospital during the Gulf War. Morin, Jean H.; Gimblett, Richard Howard
Operation_Scalpel
2025 Russian operation during the invasion of Ukraine
Operation Stream (Russian: Операция "Поток"), also called Operation Pipe, was a military operation carried out by Russian troops who crawled through the
Operation_Stream
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Musketeer may refer to: US military plans for the Philippines campaign (1944–1945) Operation Musketeer (1956), the Anglo-French invasion of Egypt
Operation_Musketeer
of Israel was proclaimed, the Haganah launched Operation Shfifon (Hebrew: מבצע שפיפון, lit. Operation Cerastes Cerastes) with the aim of capturing the
Operation_Shfifon
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up phoenix or phenix in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Operation Phoenix or Phenix may refer to: Phoenix Program, CIA military, intelligence, and
Operation_Phoenix
Part of a coordinated set of Rhine crossings during WWII
Operation Plunder was a military operation to cross the Rhine on the night of 23 March 1945, launched by the 21st Army Group under Field Marshal Bernard
Operation_Plunder
2002 military offensive against al-Qaeda and the Taliban during the war in Afghanistan
Operation Anaconda or the Battle of Shah-i-Kot was a military operation that took place in early March 2002 as part of the war in Afghanistan. CIA paramilitary
Operation_Anaconda
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Tiger may refer to: Operation Tiger (Java), a series of Australian reconnaissance missions during World War II Operation Tiger (1940), the successful
Operation_Tiger
Naval operation during the Second World War
Operation Postmaster was a British special operation conducted on the Spanish colony of Fernando Po, now known as Bioko, off West Africa in the Gulf of
Operation_Postmaster
1942 German offensive on the Eastern Front of World War II
Operation Braunschweig (Brunswick), named after Braunschweig, was the German summer offensive that began on 28 June 1942. The operation was initially
Operation_Braunschweig
1990–1991 conflict in the Middle East
efforts were in two phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buildup from August 1990 to January 1991; and Operation Desert Storm, from the
Gulf_War
Major Allied military operation in the Pacific theater of World War II
Operation Cartwheel (1943–1944) was a major military operation undertaken by the Allies in the Pacific theatre of World War II. The ultimate goal of Cartwheel
Operation_Cartwheel
British police investigation against Jimmy Savile and others
Operation Yewtree was a British police investigation into the sexual abuse, predominantly the abuse of children, committed by multiple media personalities
Operation_Yewtree
1959–60 covert French sabotage in Guinea
Opération Persil was a 1960 covert operation by the French government aimed at destabilising the post-independence government of Guinea due to Guinean
Operation_Persil
Land reform movement in West Bengal, India
Operation Barga was a land reform movement, throughout rural West Bengal for recording the names of sharecroppers (bargadars) while avoiding the time-consuming
Operation_Barga
Series of 1960s US high-altitude nuclear tests
Map all coordinates in "Operation Fishbowl" using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary
Operation_Fishbowl
2023 rebel military operation in Myanmar
Operation 1111 (Burmese: ၁၁၁၁ စစ်ဆင်ရေး) is an ongoing military operation in Myanmar launched by Karenni Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs) including the
Operation_1111
1942 Soviet offensive during World War II
Operation Mars (Russian: Операция «Марс»), also known as the Second Rzhev-Sychevka Offensive Operation (Russian: Вторая Ржевско-Сычёвская наступательная
Operation_Mars
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Feuerzauber or Operation Magic Fire (often mistranslated as 'Fire Magic') may refer to: German destruction of bridges near Florence, Italy in
Operation_Feuerzauber
OPERATION
OPERATION
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English, Old French sur(ri)gien (from a derivative of Late Latin chirurgia ‘handiwork’), hence an occupational name for a person who performed operations, mostly amputations. Before the advent of anaesthetics, only crude surgery was possible, and the calling was often combined with that of the barber or bath house attendant.French : topographic name for someone who lived close to a gushing spring.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Method; Way; Mode; Manner; Operation; Process
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson’s voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : nickname for a lordly, impressive, or sharp-eyed man, from Middle English egle ‘eagle’ (from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Laigle in Orne, France, the name of which ostensibly means ‘the eagle’, although it is possible that the recorded forms result from the operation of early folk etymology on some unknown original. Matilda de Aquila is recorded in 1129 as the widow of Robert Mowbray, Earl of Northumberland.Jewish : translation into English of Adler.
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OPERATION
Boy/Male
German
Abbreviation of Rudolph: Famed wolf.
Boy/Male
German, Spanish
Strong Counselor
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ambassador of Rama, Lord Hanuman
Girl/Female
Biblical
A breast-plate, deliverance.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman female personal name Hildiarde, Hildegard, composed of the Germanic elements hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ + gard ‘fortress’, ‘stronghold’. The surname has been in Ireland since the 17th century.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Most Beautiful (Hoor in jannah)
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Worship
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Goddess Amman
Biblical
gracious; merciful
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Acceptance
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n.
That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain time; as, a run of must in wine making; the first run of sap in a maple orchard.
n.
The act or operation of moving in the manner of a worm; continuation of motion from one part to another; as, the vermiculation, or peristaltic motion, of the intestines.
n.
That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation; as, the first running of a still.
n.
An operation for the repair of an injury or a defect in the walls of the urethra.
n.
The clippings of metals made in various mechanical operations.
n.
The act or operation of opening a vein for letting blood; bloodletting; phlebotomy.
n.
A straight, horizontal mark placed over two or more members of a compound quantity, which are to be subjected to the same operation, as in the expression x2 + y2 - x + y.
n.
A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation.
v. t. & i.
To perforate (the skull) with a trepan, so as to remove a portion of the bone, and thus relieve the brain from pressure or irritation; to perform an operation with the trepan.
n.
The series or network of triangles into which the face of a country, or any portion of it, is divided in a trigonometrical survey; the operation of measuring the elements necessary to determine the triangles into which the country to be surveyed is supposed to be divided, and thus to fix the positions and distances of the several points connected by them.
n.
The operation of gathering grapes.
n.
A follower of Sabellius, a presbyter of Ptolemais in the third century, who maintained that there is but one person in the Godhead, and that the Son and Holy Spirit are only different powers, operations, or offices of the one God the Father.
n.
The operation of removing the uvula.
n.
Accumulated and established knowledge, which has been systematized and formulated with reference to the discovery of general truths or the operation of general laws; knowledge classified and made available in work, life, or the search for truth; comprehensive, profound, or philosophical knowledge.
n.
The act or operation of transferring the blood of one man or animal into the vascular system of another; also, the introduction of any fluid into the blood vessels, or into a cavity of the body from which it can readily be adsorbed into the vessels; intrafusion; as, the peritoneal transfusion of milk.
v. t.
To be subjected to; to bear up against; to pass through; to endure; to suffer; to sustain; as, to undergo toil and fatigue; to undergo pain, grief, or anxiety; to undergothe operation of amputation; food in the stomach undergoes the process of digestion.
n.
The plastic operation for closing a fissure in the hard palate.
n.
That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations.
n.
The operation of expelling one substance from another by heat, as sulphur or arsenic from ores, in a muffle.
a.
To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company; as, certain covenants run with the land.