war footing
war footing noun: a state of preparedness for waging war.
Noun
war footing (plural war footings)
- A state of preparedness for waging war.
- move to a war footing
- The government moved swiftly to place the armed forces on a war footing.
war footing meaning in Kannada
war footing in Kannada
- ಕಾಳಗಕ್ಕಣಿ
Examples of war footing in a sentence
- The RMT union has told Network Rail and train operators that it has moved to a "war footing" over planned service and workforce cutbacks.2021 September 8, “Network News: RMT on "war footing" in response to workforce cutback threats”, in RAIL, number 939, page 15:
- The EU is also now trying to put the European defence industry on to a war footing.2023 September 30, Patrick Wintour, “‘No turning back’: how the Ukraine war has profoundly changed the EU”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms of war footing
| plural | war footings |
|---|---|
| alternative form | wartime footing |
Questions about war footing
- What does war footing mean?
- War footing means a state of preparedness for waging war.
- What is war footing in Kannada?
- War footing in Kannada is ಕಾಳಗಕ್ಕಣಿ. See War footing meaning in Kannada.
- How do you use war footing in a sentence?
- The RMT union has told Network Rail and train operators that it has moved to a "war footing" over planned service and workforce cutbacks.
- What part of speech is war footing?
- War footing is a noun.
- What is the plural of war footing?
- The plural of war footing is war footings.
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