war footing

Noun

Meaning

war footing

A state of preparedness for waging war.
on a war footing
move to a war footing

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

martial law

Examples

Liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of central government. Aldous Huxley

After the peace agreements between the major powers neither Austria nor Great Britain could return to a war footing. Source: Internet

Because of its position, Jersey was more or less on a continuous war footing. Source: Internet

Even if it were a little longer than a week, they would be on war footing, like FDR. Source: Internet

Asserting that his government had taken up on war footing, the on-going projects of drinking water in Saurashtra, he said it has been made possible because of the strong political will of the ruling party to deal with the shortage of water. Source: Internet

Ever since then, the whole nation has been at war footing for more than a decade. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

war establishment war film war flag war for southern independence war freak war game