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combat-ready

American

[kom-bat-red-ee, kuhm-] / ˈkɒm bætˈrɛd i, ˈkʌm- /

adjective

sufficiently equipped, trained, and numerically strong to engage an enemy.

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China has said it wants its military combat-ready by 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

A joint fact sheet outlining the deal said both sides would "collaborate further through a shipbuilding working group" to "increase the number of US commercial ships and combat-ready US military vessels".

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

As a member of the “Triple Nickles” Harris was part of a combat-ready unit, but the paratroopers were not sent overseas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2025

The spokesperson confirmed the aircraft had not come down at RAF Coningsby - the home of the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and two frontline, combat-ready squadrons.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

“You’d be in charge of the entire division, second-in-command only to me. I’m talking about five thousand highly trained combat-ready avatars, all taking orders directly from you.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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