battle station

American  

noun

Military, Navy.

1. the place or position that one is assigned to for battle or in an emergency.

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Example Sentences

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

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

Jerry Cabiness said his father was at his battle station in the main mast of the ship when the ship was hit.

From Washington Post • Dec. 24, 2011

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