noun
diversionary operations; feint operations
Military term for operations designed to distract or mislead the enemy, drawing attention away from the main effort.
敵の注意をそらすため、牽制作戦が実行された。
A diversionary operation was carried out to distract the enemy.
陽動作戦 is a more common term for diversionary or feint operations, while 牽制作戦 is less frequent but carries a similar meaning.
Compound of 牽制 (けんせい, 'check, restraint, diversion') and 作戦 (さくせん, 'operations, tactics').