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full-scale
[fool-skeyl]
adjective
having the exact size or proportions of the original.
a full-scale replica.
using all possible means, facilities, etc.; complete.
The factory will commence full-scale operation next month.
full-scale
noun
(of a plan, etc) of actual size; having the same dimensions as the original
done with thoroughness or urgency; using all resources; all-out
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of full-scale1
Example Sentences
It was one of the largest bombardments of the capital since the beginning of the full-scale invasion more than three years ago.
It was day one of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and Russian saboteurs were fighting with Ukrainian security forces in the centre of the Ukrainian capital.
In any case, the Middle East is as close to a full-scale war as it has ever been.
Fears of a full-scale conflict have been stoked by warnings of "severe punishment" from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and reports of drone launches in response.
Tehran has warned that Israel and the US - which denies being involved - will pay a "heavy price" for the attacks, raising concerns that this will lead an already fragile region into full-scale war.
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