(military) A communication between the fire direction center (FDC) and an observer to direct artillery on a target.

(military, slang) An attack or damage inflicted by a weapon that does not destroy a military vehicle but results in it taking no further part in its intended mission.

(literally) A mission, operation to reach and rescue people in urgent need, as after a disaster

plural of rescue mission

An extremely difficult, if not impossible, task.

plural of space mission

(politics, military, idiomatic) Gradual unplanned expansion of the objectives, scope, and/or cost of a project, especially a military mission.

The European grapevine (Vitis vinifera), introduced from Spain to the western coasts of North and South America by Catholic New World missionaries for use in winemaking.

Of a process or part within a larger system, vital to the operations of the system as a whole.

plural of Mission grape