"battle station" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: battle stations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} battle station (plural battle stations)
  1. (military) The position taken by a member of a military force when preparing for battle. Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: battlestation
    Sense id: en-battle_station-en-noun-iacqVF73 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (video games, colloquial) The setup that one uses to play video games on a computer. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-battle_station-en-noun-Hoy5B7Js Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "The Acer Predator XB271HU is the other highly-sought-after 1440p gaming monitor by enthusiasts for its unique quality and performance. […] The Predator scheme is widely preferred due to its appearance, since the black and red matches a lot of gaming-grade peripherals making it easy to streamline the look of your battle station.",
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          "ref": "2017 January 20, ASTRO Siege, “PAX South 2017 – ASTRO Gaming Blog”, in ASTRO Gaming Blog, retrieved 2021-01-12:",
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