plan B
or Plan B
noun
a strategy or plan to be implemented if the original one proves impracticable or unsuccessful.
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Origin of plan B
First recorded in 1975–80; from the assumption that the original plan is ‘plan A’
Words nearby plan B
planar, planarian, planar process, planate, planation, plan B, plancer, planch, planchet, planchette, Planck
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Example sentences from the Web for plan B
Plan-B One Step contains the same active ingredient in the same concentration as Norlevo.
Medical definitions for plan B
Plan B
[ plăn ]
A trademark for a drug that contains levonorgestrel and is a morning-after pill.
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