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An alert aboard a ship, usually a naval warship, summoning the crew to man all weapons and all stations.
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battle stations — n. the places to which soldiers, sailors, warships, etc. are assigned for a battle or an emergency * * * … Universalium
battle stations — n. the places to which soldiers, sailors, warships, etc. are assigned for a battle or an emergency … English World dictionary
battle stations — chiefly US the positions taken by military personnel in preparation for battle. → battle … English new terms dictionary
battle stations — the positions taken by military personnel in preparation for battle (often used as a command or signal to prepare for battle) … Useful english dictionary
assign to battle stations — index deploy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Battle of Savo Island — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Savo Island caption=The U.S. cruiser Quincy on fire and sinking as a result of numerous gunfire and torpedo hits from attacking Japanese cruisers. The flames at the far left of the picture are probably … Wikipedia
Battle of Tassafaronga — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Tassafaronga caption=USS Minneapolis at Tulagi with torpedo damage a few hours after the battle on December 1, 1942 partof=the Pacific Theater of World War II date=November 30, 1942 place=off… … Wikipedia
Battle of Crysler's Farm — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Crysler s Farm caption= partof=War of 1812 date=November 11 ndash; November 12, 1813 place=Near Cornwall, Ontario result=Decisive British and Canadian victory combatant1=flagicon|UK United Kingdom… … Wikipedia
Battle of Kambula — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Kambula partof=the Anglo Zulu War caption= date=March 29, 1879 place=Kambula, South Africa result=Decisive British Victory combatant1= combatant2=Zulu Kingdom commander1=Evelyn Wood… … Wikipedia
battle — noun 1》 a sustained fight between organized armed forces. 2》 a lengthy and difficult conflict or struggle. verb fight or struggle tenaciously with an opponent or to achieve something. Phrases battle royal (plural battles royal) a fiercely… … English new terms dictionary
