full-scale

[ foo l-skeyl ]

/ ˈfʊlˈskeɪl /

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adjective

having the exact size or proportions of the original: a full-scale replica.

using all possible means, facilities, etc.; complete: The factory will commence full-scale operation next month.

Nearby words

full-moon maple, full-mouthed, full-on, full-power, full-rigged, full-scale, full-service, full-size, full-term, full-thickness flap, full-thickness graft

Origin of full-scale

First recorded in 1930–35

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Only two senators opposed the resolution, which the administration later claimed was the authority for a full-scale war.
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But in the spring of 1856 he finally faced a full-scale protest.
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But what does an effective, full-scale air attack look like?
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But the main question facing Correct the Record is what becomes of it once Clinton embarks on a full-scale campaign.
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Full-scale civil wars are giving way to fragmented armed groups with decentralized power bases in remote border regions.
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It would be men of his own age who would eventually man those first full-scale expeditions to neighbor worlds.
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So we are preparing a full-scale assault against those aliens now within our system in the very near future.
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There was a full-scale civil war in the country from September 1943 to November 1944.
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Tomorrow, if all goes well, we'll have a full-scale revolution on our hands.
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I fancy there'd have been a full-scale massacre if we hadn't come along.
The Invaders|William Fitzgerald Jenkins

British Dictionary definitions for full-scale

full-scale

noun (modifier)

(of a plan, etc) of actual size; having the same dimensions as the original

done with thoroughness or urgency; using all resources; all-out

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full-scale

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full-scale

noun (modifier)