plan C

noun

An alternative solution adopted when the two previous plans do not succeed.

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Meanings

nounplan C (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn alternative solution adopted when the two previous plans do not succeed.

    If Mr. Trump and his aides now have a Plan C — after bombing and a preliminary accord failed — they have not described it.

    2026 July 10, David E. Sanger, “Bombing and a Tentative Accord Didn’t Work. Does Trump Have a Plan C for Iran?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
contingency plan
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APA

plan C. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plan%20C

MLA

“plan C.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plan%20C. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plan C,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plan%20C.

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