deconflict

verb

de·​con·​flict ˌdē-kən-ˈflikt 

-ˈkän-ˌflikt

variants or de-conflict

deconflicted or de-conflicted; deconflicting or de-conflicting; deconflicts or de-conflicts

transitive verb

military

: to coordinate (something, such as flights, maneuvers, or the use of a location) between groups especially in areas where overlapping operations are occurring in order to reduce the risk of accidents or incidents

A formal memorandum was signed in 2015 to deconflict military aircraft flights and avoid airborne mishaps and altercations.

—Gordon Lubold and Michael R. Gordon

What was agreed by the two presidents is that our militaries would talk, so that we would deconflict operations.

—Robert Work

He began looking after the survivors, deconflicting airspace for coalition aircraft coming in and out …

—James Thompson

The [unidentified] military official said, "Coalition patrol leaders and [the Syrian regime] checkpoint officer met face-to-face to deconflict movement on the spot," adding that "the interaction was professional."

—Sirwan Kajjo

Examples of deconflict in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To deconflict their flight paths, drones must be able to communicate with each other in real time by broadcasting their locations over a dedicated and secure channel. —Jia Xu, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021

Word History

Etymology

de- + conflict entry 2

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above