- search and destroy mission
- nounan operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them• Hypernyms: ↑mission, ↑military mission
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
search and destroy mission
Look at other dictionaries:
Search and destroy — Search and Destroy, or Seek and Destroy, or Zippo, or even simply S D, refers to a military strategy that became a notorious component of the Vietnam War. It became an offensive, crucial to General Westmoreland’s second phase. In his three phase… … Wikipedia
search-and-destroy — adj. Search and destroy is used with these nouns: ↑mission … Collocations dictionary
Seek and Destroy (Captain Scarlet episode) — Infobox Television episode Title = Seek and Destroy Series = Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season = 1 Episode = 15 Airdate = January 5, 1968 Production = 9 Writer = Peter Curran David Williams Director = Alan Perry Episode list = List of… … Wikipedia
mission — n. task 1) to accomplish, carry out, perform; undertake a mission 2) (mil.) to fly a mission 3) (usu. mil.) to cancel, scratch, scrub a mission 4) a dangerous; pioneering; suicide mission 5) a combat; diplomatic; goodwill; rescue; search and… … Combinatory dictionary
mission — noun 1 important task ADJECTIVE ▪ joint ▪ a joint Anglo American mission ▪ covert, secret, stealth, undercover ▪ dangerous … Collocations dictionary
Destroy All Humans! (series) — Destroy All Humans! is a video game franchise developed by Pandemic Studios, Locomotive Games, Sandblast Games and published by THQ. The series is designed as a spoof of Cold War era alien invasion films. The first two games, Destroy All Humans!… … Wikipedia
military mission — noun an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters the planes were on a bombing mission • Syn: ↑mission • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine … Useful english dictionary
Hearts and Minds (The Outer Limits) — Infobox Television episode Title = Hearts and Minds Series = The Outer Limits Caption = Season = 4 Episode = 3 Airdate = February 6, 1998 Production = 65 Writer = Naren Shankar Director = Brad Turner Photographer = Guests = Miguel Fernandez as… … Wikipedia
Mission Albany — Part of Operation Overlord, Battle of Normandy … Wikipedia
Viet Cong and PAVN strategy, organization and structure — US caricature of Ho Chi Minh During the Second Indochina War, better known as the Vietnam War, a distinctive land warfare strategy and organization was used by the Main Force of the People s Liberation Armed Forces (better known as the Viet Cong… … Wikipedia
