sitrep
Americannoun
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Military. a report on the current military situation in a particular area.
The Signal Officer requested a sitrep just seconds before we made contact with the patrol.
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any update or status report.
The disaster assessment team issued its first sitrep the day after the earthquake.
Hi all, just a sitrep on my recent visit to the hospital—I’m back home, armed with meds, and awaiting further tests.
Etymology
Origin of sitrep
First recorded in 1940–45; sit(uation) ( def. ) + rep(ort) ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Litres of water used up in the wetting of stamps.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Ordonneau fractionally distilled 100 litres of 25-year-old cognac brandy, and obtained the following substances and quantities thereof:— Grammes in100 Litres.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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