HyperDic: search_and_destroy_mission

English > 1 sense of the expression search and destroy mission:
NOUNactsearch and destroy missionan operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam
English > search and destroy mission: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningAn operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops / troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them.
Broadermission, military missionAn operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters

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