battle station
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He had been looking forward to going ashore that evening but soon found himself running to his battle station, passing munitions from the magazine room to the anti-aircraft guns on the deck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2024
“When they said, ‘Man your battle stations,’ my battle station was the throttle,” he said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
It remained his battle station for months to follow.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 12, 2019
But like the Empire’s battle station, they were ultimately doomed by some woefully inadequate defenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2015
Aboard her, too, voices from speakers would be shouting, "Ship detected!" and the battle station board would be blazing red.
From Space Viking by Piper, H. Beam
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