sitrepn.
/ˈsɪtrɛp/, U.S. /ˈsɪtˌrɛp/ Military.
A report on the current military situation in a particular area; = situation report n. at situation n. Compounds.
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society > armed hostility > military operations > [noun] > report
state1802
situation report1892
sitrep1943
1943 J. H. Fullarton Troop Target xxiii. 173 The daily Sit. Rep. had now identified seven Italian and at least three German divisions in the line.
1947 D. M. Davin For Rest of Lives 307 He thumbed through his log with its patrol reports, phone messages, sitreps, all the raw material from which he must first form in his mind a clear picture of what the enemy was up to.
1961 I. Fleming Thunderball xxiii. 240 I'm going to..get a signal off to Navy Department, give them a Sitrep.
2004 C. Off Ghosts of Medak viii. 238 When he filed the sitrep..Brennan braced himself for some alarmed response.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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