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plan C

plan C noun: an alternative solution adopted when the two previous plans do not succeed.

Noun

plan C (uncountable)

  1. An alternative solution adopted when the two previous plans do not succeed.
    • If Mr. Trump and his aides now have a Plan C — after bombing and a preliminary accord failed — they have not described it.2026 July 10, David E. Sanger, “Bombing and a Tentative Accord Didn’t Work. Does Trump Have a Plan C for Iran?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about plan C

What does plan C mean?
Plan C means an alternative solution adopted when the two previous plans do not succeed.
What part of speech is plan C?
Plan C is a noun.

Words near plan C in the dictionary

  1. plan A
  2. plan ahead
  3. plan As
  4. plan B
  5. plan Bs
  6. plan C
  7. plan chest
  8. plan chests
  9. plan of action
  10. plan of attack
  11. plan of campaign

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