sitrep

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UK/ˈsɪtˌɹɛp/

noun

A situation report: a periodic report on the current military situation.

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Meanings

sitrep1

nounsitrep (plural sitreps)

plural sitreps · alternative SITREP · alternative SitRep

  1. governmentA 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. broadlyAn 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

SITREP2

nounSITREP (plural SITREPs)

plural SITREPs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sitrep.

SitRep3

nounSitRep (plural SitReps)

plural SitReps

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sitrep.

Origin

Clipping of situation report.

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Translations

Spanish reporte de situación, informe situacional
  • reporte de situaciónTranslations
  • informe situacionalTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

prieststripeespritspritePrestispiter
Cite this entry
APA

sitrep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitrep

MLA

“sitrep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitrep. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sitrep,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitrep.

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