sitrep

English

Alternative forms

• SITREP, SitRep

Etymology

Clipping of situation report.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪtˌɹɛp/

Noun

sitrep (plural sitreps)

1. (military) A situation report: a periodic report on the current military situation.
   • 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Miranda Keyes (Justis Bolding), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Crow's Nest:

     Anyone in the barracks, I need a sitrep. Now!

2. (by extension) An update or report on the status of something or someone.
   • 2016, Chris Graham, Five Minutes of Amazing: My Journey Through Dementia, London: Sphere, →ISBN, page 41:

     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!’

Related terms

• fitrep
• rep

 

Further reading

• “sitrep”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

• Pitres, Presti, Priest, Sprite, esprit, pierst, priest, re-tips, respit, retips, ripest, sprite, stripe, tripes