war footing
Definitions
A state of preparedness for waging war.
Equivalents
5 more languages
Suomisotajalka
Italianosul piede di guerra
Nederlandsop voet van oorlog
Portuguêsem pé de guerra
Русскийна тропе́ войны́
Examples
“on a war footing”
“move⟳ to a war footing”
“After all, it was less than a year and a half ago that Obama promised, in an address at National Defense University, to remove⟳ America from the "perpetual war footing" it had assumed since the September 11 attacks.”
“The RMT union has told Network Rail and train⟳ operators that it has moved to a "war footing" over planned service and workforce cutbacks.”
“The EU is also now trying to put⟳ the European defence industry on to a war footing. Joint procurement of weapons by the European Defence Agency has been introduced for the first time.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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