MISSION-ORIENTED PROTECTIVE POSTURE

Meaning of MISSION-ORIENTED PROTECTIVE POSTURE in English

A flexible system of protection against nuclear, biological, and chemical contamination. This posture requires personnel to wear only that protective clothing and equipment (mission-oriented protective posture gear) appropriate to the threat level, work rate imposed by the mission, temperature, and humidity. Also called MOPP. See also mission-oriented protective posture gear. (JP 3-11)

DOD English dictionary of military terms. Английский словарь военных терминов DOD. 2012

PROTECTIVE — adj protective; systema protective [Econ.] protective system
Interlingua English vocab
PROTECTIVE — adjective see: protect
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ORIENTED — adjective Date: 1937 intellectually, emotionally, or functionally directed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PROTECTIVE — I. prəˈtektiv, -tēv also -əv adjective Etymology: protect + -ive 1. : protecting or intended to protect : affording or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POSTURE — I. ˈpäschə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Italian postura, from Latin positura, position, from positus (past participle of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MISSION — I. ˈmishən noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: New Latin, Medieval Latin & Latin; New Latin mission-, missio …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ORIENTED — adjective Etymology: from past participle of orient (III) 1. : directed , related this book, value- oriented throughout, associates itself …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROTECTIVE — (a.) Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.
Английский словарь Webster
POSTURE — (v. i.) Fig.: To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint.
Английский словарь Webster
POSTURE — (v. t.) To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the parts of, with reference to a particular …
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POSTURE — (n.) State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a posture of …
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POSTURE — ( v. t. ) To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the parts of, with reference to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POSTURE — ( n. ) State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROTECTIVE — — protectively , adv. — protectiveness , n. /preuh tek"tiv/ , adj. 1. having the quality or function of protecting: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POSTURE — — postural , adj. — posturer , n. /pos"cheuhr/ , n. , v. , postured, posturing . n. 1. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MISSION — — missional , adj. /mish"euhn/ , n. 1. a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ORIENTED — adj. directed, guided; positioned; familiarized
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POSTURE — I. ˈpäs-chər noun Etymology: Middle French, from Italian postura, from Latin positura, from positus, past participle of ponere to place …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MISSION — I. ˈmi-shən noun Etymology: New Latin, Medieval Latin, & Latin; New Latin mission-, missio religious mission, from Medieval Latin, task …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ORIENTED — adjective Date: 1937 : intellectually, emotionally, or functionally directed humanistically oriented scholars market- oriented production
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POSTURE — noun place; position; situation. 2. posture ·vi fig.: to assume a character; as, to posture as a saint. 3. posture …
Webster English vocab
MISSION — vt to send on a mission. 2. mission ·noun dismission; discharge from service. 3. mission ·noun an organization for worship …
Webster English vocab
POSTURE — [pos.ture] n [F, fr. It postura, fr. L positura, fr. positus, pp. of ponere to place--more at position] (ca. 1586) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ORIENTED — [ori.ent.ed] adj (1944): intellectually, emotionally, or functionally directed "humanistically ~ scholars"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MISSION — [mis.sion] n [NL, ML, & L; NL mission-, missio religious mission, fr. ML, task assigned, fr. L, act of sending, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MISSION — in Christianity, an organized effort for the propagation of the Christian faith. During the early years, Christianity expanded through the …
Britannica English vocabulary
MISSION — city, Hidalgo county, southern Texas, U.S., part of the McAllenEdinburgMission metropolitan area, in the Lower Rio Grande valley. A settlement …
Britannica English vocabulary
PROTECTIVE — protective BrE AmE prə ˈtekt ɪv prəʊ- proʊ- ▷ protective|ly li ▷ protective|ness nəs nɪs ▶ pro ˌ tective ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POSTURE — posture BrE AmE ˈpɒs tʃə -tjʊə AmE ˈpɑːs tʃ ə r ▷ posture|d d ▷ posturing ˈpɒs tʃ ə r …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MISSION — mission BrE AmE ˈmɪʃ ə n ▷ mission|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PROTECTIVE — / prəˈtektɪv; NAmE / adjective 1. [ only before noun ] providing or intended to provide protection : Workers should …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSTURE — / ˈpɒstʃə(r); NAmE ˈpɑːs-/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] the position in which you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MISSION — / ˈmɪʃn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OFFICIAL JOB / GROUP 1. [ C ] an important official …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROTECTIVE — pro ‧ tec ‧ tive /prəˈtektɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ protection , ↑ protector , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POSTURE — I. pos ‧ ture /ˈpɒstʃə $ ˈpɑːstʃər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: Italian positura …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ORIENTED — o ‧ ri ‧ ent ‧ ed AC /ˈɔːrientəd, ˈɔːrientɪd, ˈɒri- $ ˈɔː-/ BrE AmE ( also orientated British English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MISSION — mis ‧ sion S3 W2 /ˈmɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PROTECTIVE — adj. & n. topdash.adj. 1 protecting; intended or intending to protect. 2 (of food) protecting against deficiency diseases. --n. something …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POSTURE — n. & v. --n. 1 the relative position of parts, esp. of the body (in a reclining posture). 2 carriage …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MISSION — n. 1 a a particular task or goal assigned to a person or group. b a journey undertaken as part …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PROTECTIVE — adj. & n. topdash.adj. 1 protecting; intended or intending to protect. 2 (of food) protecting against deficiency diseases. n. something …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POSTURE — n. & v. n. 1 the relative position of parts, esp. of the body (in a reclining posture). 2 carriage …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MISSION — n. 1 a a particular task or goal assigned to a person or group. b a journey undertaken as part …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PROTECTIVE — adj. & n. topdash.adj. 1. protecting; intended or intending to protect. 2 (of food) protecting against deficiency diseases. --n. something …
Oxford English vocab
POSTURE — n. & v. --n. 1. the relative position of parts, esp. of the body (in a reclining posture). 2 carriage …
Oxford English vocab
MISSION — n.1 a a particular task or goal assigned to a person or group. b a journey undertaken as part of …
Oxford English vocab
PROTECTIVE — 1. Protective means designed or intended to protect something or someone from harm. Protective gloves reduce the absorption of chemicals …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSTURE — ( postures, posturing, postured) 1. Your posture is the position in which you stand or sit. You can make your …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-ORIENTED — or -orientated -oriented is added to nouns and adverbs to form adjectives which describe what someone or something is mainly …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ORIENTED — or orientated If someone is oriented towards or oriented to a particular thing or person, they are mainly concerned with …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MISSION — ( missions) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A mission is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROTECTIVE — 1. Protective means designed or intended to protect something or someone from harm. Protective gloves reduce the absorption of chemicals …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ORIENTED — or orientated If someone is ~ towards or ~ to a particular thing or person, they are mainly concerned with …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
-ORIENTED — or -orientated ~ is added to nouns and adverbs to form adjectives which describe what someone or something is mainly …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PROTECTIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES protective clothing ▪ Laboratory technicians have to wear special protective clothing. protective custody (= custody …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POSTURE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an upright posture/stance (= a straight body position ) ▪ He appears big because of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ORIENTED — adjective PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES be oriented to/towards/around sth/sb ▪ All the computers we consider are general-purpose, at least in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MISSION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a combat mission/operation ▪ He flew 280 combat missions in two wars. a diplomatic mission …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PROTECTIVE — [adjective]Firefighters have to wear protective clothing to stop them getting burned.She is charming, stylish, sensuous and fiercely protective of (= …
Cambridge English vocab
POSTURE — (OPINION) [noun] [U] - a way in which esp. a government or other organization thinks about and/or deals with a …
Cambridge English vocab
MISSION — (PEOPLE) [noun] [C] - a group of people whose job is to increase what is known about their country, organization …
Cambridge English vocab
PROTECTIVE — Synonyms and related words : careful, conservational, conservationist, conservative, conservatory, conserving, covering, custodial, defending, defensive, fostering, guardian, guarding, heedful, immunizing, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ORIENTED — Synonyms and related words : acclimated, acclimatized, accommodated, accustomed, adapted, adjusted, case-hardened, conditioned, experienced, familiarized, hardened, inured, naturalized, orientated, run-in, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MISSION — Synonyms and related words : accredit, action, activity, adventure, agency, agentship, aim, air cover, air raid, air support, allegiance, amphibious …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

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