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sitrep en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɪtˌɹɛp/ (UK)

Etymology

Clipping of situation report.

Meanings

  1. A situation report: a periodic report on the current military situation.
    • Anyone in the barracks, I need a sitrep. Now! 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Miranda Keyes (Justis Bolding), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Crow's Nest:
  2. (broadly) An update or report on the status of something or someone.
    • I didn’t appreciate it yet, but the bike I’d bought was a little too big for me and I wasn’t sitting in the optimal position. One day, a few weeks in, I posted a sitrep: ‘Frustrating day with delays, crazy truck drivers, no room at the inn, comms playing up — but covered over 110km!’ 2016, Chris Graham, Five Minutes of Amazing: My Journey Through Dementia, London: Sphere, →ISBN, page 41:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
SitRep alternative lexicographic
SITREP alternative lexicographic
sitreps Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

rep · fitrep

Translations (2)

es reporte de situación (Translations) · es informe situacional (Translations)