Definition of holding operation in English:

holding operation

noun

单词	holding operation
释义	Definition of holding operation in English: holding operation noun A course of action designed to maintain the status quo under difficult circumstances. （在困境中）维持现状的做法 the best we can hope for is an uneasy holding operation Example sentencesExamples The barricade itself was purely a holding operation. There were holding operations under successive governments that were forced to make a concession here or there. The air campaign in the north-west area was more a holding operation and potential targets were more distant. It is intended to be an emergency holding operation. At first it was a holding operation, with roofs re-tiled and chimneys rebuilt. This year is much more about a holding operation, to start building things up again,’ he said.
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