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mopping-up

Translations

mopping-upnoun
mopping-ups
pl
ratissageMilitaire ; action visant à éliminer les derniers éléments de résistance.
The battalion was assigned the mopping-up of scattered enemy units.
Le bataillon a été chargé du ratissage des unités ennemies dispersées.
Additional translations
nettoyageAu sens général de finition ou de remise en ordre après l’action principale.
mopping-upgerund / present participle
Used attributively before nouns, e.g. "mopping-up operations".
de ratissageMilitaire ; se dit d’opérations destinées à éliminer les derniers foyers de résistance.
The troops carried out mopping-up operations across the countryside.
Les troupes ont mené des opérations de ratissage dans la campagne.

Definitions

mopping-upnoun
The act or process of eliminating remaining opposition, resistance, or mess after the main action has finished.
The battalion was assigned the mopping-up of scattered enemy units.
mopping-upgerund / present participle
Relating to actions taken to finish clearing or cleaning after the main phase of an operation.
The troops carried out mopping-up operations across the countryside.
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