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Operational   /ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl/   Listen
Operational

adjective
1.
Pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result.  "They assumed their operational positions"
2.
Fit or ready for use or service.  Synonyms: functional, operable, usable, useable.  "The lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable" , "An operational aircraft" , "The dishwasher is now in working order"
3.
(military) of or intended for or involved in military operations.
4.
Being in effect or operation.  Synonyms: in operation, operating.  "Bus service is in operation during the emergency" , "The company had several operating divisions"



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"Operational" Quotes from Famous Books



... cradled vessel's great steel nose pointed up to the distant stars. She was the Cosmos XII, newest and sleekest of the Space Service's rapidly-expanding wing of interstellar scout ships, and she was now ready for operational work. ...
— Next Door, Next World • Robert Donald Locke
... the effectiveness and combat readiness of our forces by developing and making operational new weapons and by integrating the latest scientific developments, including new atomic weapons, into our military plans. We continue to push the production of the most modern military aircraft. ...
— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various
... area. While the group of people were standing in front of ATIC watching the light, somebody ran in and called the radar lab at Wright Field to see if they had any radar "on the air." The people in the lab said that they didn't have, but they could get operational in a hurry. They said they would search southeast of the field with their radar and suggested that ATIC send some people over. By the time the ATIC people arrived at the radar lab the radar was on the air and had a target in the same position as the light that everyone ...
— The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects • Edward Ruppelt
... Regional Fusion Center Initiative, and in coordination with the principal officials of participating State, local, or regional fusion centers and the officers designated as the Homeland Security Advisors of the States, the Secretary shall— (1) provide operational and intelligence advice and assistance to State, local, and regional fusion centers; (2) support efforts to include State, local, and regional fusion centers into efforts to establish an information ...
— Homeland Security Act of 2002 - Updated Through October 14, 2008 • Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives


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