action stations
military the positions taken up by individuals in preparation for or during a battle
military a command to take up such positions
informal a warning to get ready for something
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How to use action stations in a sentence
The mob behind me broke up, talking, as men under long habit ran for action stations.
Greylorn | John Keith LaumerAt five minutes to four tea was served in the gun-room, and, twenty minutes later, action stations were taken up again.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy | Archibald HurdThe notes of the call to action stations were still screaming through the ship.
The Lost Warship | Robert Moore WilliamsHe turned and dived at half-speed towards them, calling his crew to "action stations" at once.
The Story of Our Submarines | John Graham BowerThe submarine first concentrated her fire on the Nelson, which immediately slipped her trawl and went to action stations.
The Crisis of the Naval War | John Rushworth Jellicoe
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