noun
an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
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the planes were on a bombing mission
• Syn: ↑mission
• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
• Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑military operation
• Hyponyms: ↑combat mission, ↑search mission, ↑search and destroy mission, ↑direct support
Useful english dictionary. 2012.