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
Kids sent to an orbital battle station to train for the next alien invasion are pitted against one another in teams: “Lord of the Flies” meets Hogwarts with laser tag substituting for magic.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2021
It remained his battle station for months to follow.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 12, 2019
Colonel Welsh murmured something that Dawson didn't catch and, giving the Yank air ace a pat on the shoulder, he swung about and returned to his battle station aft.
From Dave Dawson at Casablanca by Bowen, Robert Sydney
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