operation
/ˌɒpərˈeɪʃən/ noun [C]Translation
MEDICAL TREATMENT › when a doctor cuts someone's body to remove or repair part of it
ameliyat
a heart/lung operation a major/minor operation My son's got to have an operation.400ORGANIZATION › an organization or business
şirket, işletme
a large commercial operation6701445ACTIVITY › an activity that is intended to achieve a particular purpose
eylem, faaliyet
a military/peacekeeping operation a joint operation by French and Spanish police an operation to smuggle drugs into Britain1828 in operation › If a machine or system is in operation, it is working or being used.
faal, işler/çalışır durumda, yürürlükte
The new rail link is now in operation. Most of the machines are now back in operation.1358(Definition of operation noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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