battle stations
Crew alert call
Battle stations are the positions crew members take during combat or emergency, especially on naval vessels: All hands to battle stations!
The phrase functions as a command ordering personnel to their assigned posts.
Figuratively, it signals readiness for any intense challenge or crisis: It's Monday morning—battle stations, everyone.
Warning or watchfulness
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- readinessState of being prepared
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- drillHole-boring device
mobilization · defense · engagement · warfare · tactical · troops · garrison · fortification
alert
Warning or watchfulness
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- readinessState of being prepared
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
drill · mobilization · defense · engagement · warfare · tactical · troops · garrison · fortification · weaponry
alarm
Urgent warning signal
lockdown · scramble · sirens · evacuation · contingency · response · threat · hazard · disaster · triage
- combat idiomsstab in the back, dodge a bullet, in the crosshairs, fire away, take a shot
- getting readyget ready, readying, be prepared, equipping, gear up
- naval operationsfleet, admiral, patrol boats, commander, fleet command
- naval warfarebattleship, destroyer, naval combat, naval tactics, naval operations
- submarinessub, subs, torpedo, submarines, hull
- battle criescharge, hooah, banzai, oorah, war cry
battle stationsstand down
Withdraw from readiness
all clear · at ease · stand easy · off duty · rest state
battle stationsshore leave
Sailor's permitted absence ashore
liberty · leave · R&R · rest and relaxation · downtime
battle, station, battles, battled, battling, battler, battalion, stations, stationary