action stations
Britishplural noun
interjection
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military a command to take up such positions
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informal a warning to get ready for something
Example Sentences
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The first-stage alert lights began flashing—just an all-hands call to action stations, but I still expected the corridor to fill with hustling people.
From Slate • May 25, 2019
Over the loudspeaker system brassed the marine bugler's warning, the boatswain's call: "All hands to action stations."
From Time Magazine Archive
The fleet he visits will have just returned from action stations where it was poised for combat.
From Time Magazine Archive
All personnel not at their action stations are warned for the last time to report there immediately.
From Greylorn by Laumer, Keith
The submarine first concentrated her fire on the Nelson, which immediately slipped her trawl and went to action stations.
From The Crisis of the Naval War by Jellicoe, John Rushworth Jellicoe, Earl
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