combat-ready
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5.3
- adjective
- /ˈkɒmbæt ˈrɛdi/
- Specialized
- After months of training, the soldiers reported being combat-ready for any unexpected situations.
- combat-ready forces
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Watch on YouTubeSo then if you're a fully qualified combat ready wing man, you need to be ready for that mission.
- So then if you're a fully qualified combat ready wing man, you need to be ready for that mission.
- And so I wanted to be able to walk out of law school combat ready, ready to go try a case to a jury on day one.
- And yeah, like Andrew Taty calls it, combat ready.
Examples
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The troops are fully combat-ready and await orders for deployment.
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The Defense Forces of NKR and RoA are the most potent, combat-ready military forces in the region.
Blog text (13) -
A: He needs to show that he is combat ready and that he can contribute.
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And so I wanted to be able to walk out of law school combat ready, ready to go try a case to a jury on day one.
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We have confirmed reports of combat-ready divisions in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
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I need every missile sub combat-ready and accounted for.
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He will be combat-ready by oh-six-hundred tomorrow.
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The Colombian Army is experienced, combat-ready (to a large extent), and well-led; the Venezuelans?
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The availability of combat-ready forces capable of confronting Iraq's battle-tested army made Bush's political determination credible.
Academic text (1991) -
All equipment must be inspected to ensure it is combat-ready before the mission.
Synonyms
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1.3
Ready to use or do something when needed
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4.8
Serving in the military and ready for duty
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3.5
Prepared and available to use immediately
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5.3
Prepared and alert to act immediately
Antonyms
How Ready
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word combat-ready joins combat ('fight') and ready ('prepared'). So it literally means 'prepared for a fight', which is why we use it for troops or equipment that can go into action right away.