to be at action stations
1Action Stations — is a state of readiness aboard warships in contemporary (and many fictional) navies, including the Royal Navy and many others.Action Stations is the highest level of alert readiness, and once action stations is called, the crew make the ship… …
2action stations — plural noun Posts to be manned during or preparatory to battle (often figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑action * * * ˈaction stations f15 [action stations] noun …
3action stations — action .stations n [plural] BrE the positions that people such as soldiers or the police take when they are getting ready to fight or deal with a difficult situation often used to tell people to go to these positions ▪ Crew, return to action… …
4action stations — ► PLURAL NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ the positions taken up by military personnel in preparation for action …
5Action Stations! — Infobox Television show name = Action Stations! genre = runtime = 135 minutes narrated = Jamie Rickers, Anna Williamson country = UK network = GMTV2 (ITV4), CITV Channel first aired = last aired =| Action Stations! is the flagship children s… …
6action stations — /ˈækʃən ˌsteɪʃənz/ (say akshuhn .stayshuhnz) plural noun 1. a. stations to be taken up in readiness for or during battle. b. positions taken up preparatory to action. 2. a. Military the command to take up action stations. b. Colloquial a warning… …
7action stations — noun a) The positions or activity assumed by the crew of a warship immediately in advance of combat or other hostile action; also, the signal given to indicate such imminent action. b) Any general state of intense anticipatory activity …
8action stations — (British) positions held by military staff in preparation for action …
9action stations — plural noun chiefly Brit. the positions taken up by military personnel in preparation for action …
10action stations — interjection used to order soldiers etc to go to their positions ready for battle …
