"battle station" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Topics: video-games

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