- came into operation
- began working, began functioning, went into action
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
operation — noun 1 medical ADJECTIVE ▪ major ▪ minor, small ▪ life saving, vital ▪ emergency ▪ … Collocations dictionary
operation — op|e|ra|tion W1S1 [ˌɔpəˈreıʃən US ˌa:p ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(medical)¦ 2¦(business/organization)¦ 3¦(work/activities)¦ 4¦(actions)¦ 5¦(machine/system)¦ 6¦(principle/law/plan etc)¦ 7¦(military/police action)¦ 8¦(computers)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
operation — [[t]ɒ̱pəre͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦ operations 1) N COUNT: usu supp N An operation is a highly organized activity that involves many people doing different things. The rescue operation began on Friday afternoon... The soldiers were engaged in a military… … English dictionary
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