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war footing
noun
the condition or status of a military force or other organization when operating under a state of war or as if a state of war existed.
Word History and Origins
Origin of war footing1
Example Sentences
Officials have been instructed to carry out "immediate rescue and relief operations" and to make arrangements on a "war footing," the chief minister of Gujarat said.
With Russia's economy resolutely on a war footing, it has the potential to spread.
Today, Scunthorpe has an air of a town returning to a war footing; a community fighting to keep the coke ovens burning, with 2,700 jobs and its identity etched into steel at stake.
Russia's economy is currently on a war footing.
Moscow put its economy on to a war footing some time ago.
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