"plan B" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: plan Bs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} plan B (countable and uncountable, plural plan Bs)
  1. An alternative approach adopted when one's original plan does not succeed. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: contingency plan Related terms: change one's battery, there is no Planet B
    Sense id: en-plan_B-en-noun-6Au~B~VI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Spanish]

Forms: planes B [plural]
Head templates: {{es-noun|m|planes B}} plan B m (plural planes B)
  1. plan B Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-plan_B-es-noun-fvSocF2X Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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