action stations

== English == === Noun === action stations pl (plural only) (military, British, Canada) The positions or activity assumed by the crew of a warship immediately in advance of combat or other hostile action; general quarters; also, the signal given to indicate such imminent action. (figuratively) Any general state of intense anticipatory activity. === Further reading === “action stations”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “action stations”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “action stations” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.