1 [usuallybeforenoun] connected with the way in which a business, machine, system, etc. works:
operational activities / costs / difficulties
2 [notusuallybeforenoun] ready to be used:
The new airport should be fully operational by the end of the year.
3 [onlybeforenoun] connected with a military operation:
operational headquarters
operationally adverb
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, operational is tagged as adjective.
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