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
The fleet he visits will have just returned from action stations where it was poised for combat.
From Time Magazine Archive
Over the loudspeaker system brassed the marine bugler's warning, the boatswain's call: "All hands to action stations."
From Time Magazine Archive
The notes of the call to action stations were still screaming through the ship.
From The Lost Warship by Robert Moore Williams
Man action stations and prepare for possible contact within one hour.”
From Greylorn by Keith Laumer
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