单词 | action stations |
释义 | > as lemmasaction stations action stations n. the positions taken up by military personnel in preparation for action; also used as a command or signal to prepare for action; also in singular and in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [noun] > signal to action stations battle stations1898 action stations1914 society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > military position > [noun] > action station action stations1914 1914 B. Ramsay Diary 25 Aug. in W. S. Chalmers Full Cycle (1959) 20 On being asked why he was not at his action station, the marine replied..that he was ‘duty servant’. 1916 Times 12 June 4/3 At 3.45 on May 31 action stations were sounded off by the buglers. 1923 Man. Seamanship (H.M.S.O.) ii. 46 The custom is—Mondays—Fleet, squadron or ship drill..Fridays—Action stations. 1985 W. Smith Burning Shore 181 Horsthauzen dropped down the tower, jumped off the ladder and took up his action station at the attack table. 1989 Big Comic Fortn. 16 Sept. 21/1 Joker's coming, mates..and he's loaded with jokes to play on us! Action stations! Up to the flat roof! 1996 Sainsbury's Mag. Jan. 43/4 Once a man becomes sexually aroused, it's action stations for his internal reproductive system. < as lemmas |
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