1
: identical to an original in proportion and size
full-scale drawing
2
a
: involving full use of available resources
a full-scale biography
full-scale war
b
: total, complete
a full-scale musical renaissanceCurrent Biography

Examples of full-scale in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The idea triggered a full-scale revolt on the Google campus. David E. Sanger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024 The original 1968 protests lasted roughly a week before police forcibly removed students in full-scale police riots, alumnus Oren Root described in an opinion essay. NBC News, 23 Apr. 2024 Ukrainians are cheering the House vote, which will provide fresh supplies of artillery rounds and air defense missiles and also support the Ukrainian economy, which is badly suffering after more than two years of Russia's full-scale attacks on the country. Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 21 Apr. 2024 Back in the spring and summer of 2022, in the months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion, Ukrainians’ response to the attack was almost spontaneous. Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2024 More than two years into Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine is facing a shortage of ammunition, with vital funding from the U.S. blocked by Republicans in Congress for months and the EU failing to deliver sufficient munitions on time. Fox News, 18 Apr. 2024 After Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, the EU granted tariff-free access for agricultural imports from Ukraine, many of them exempt from the strict environmental standards the bloc enforces on its own producers. Raf Casert, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024 Democratic leaders has kept their cards close to the vest about managing the articles, but there's little appetite among Senate Democrats to hold a full-scale impeachment trial. Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024 Iran mounts first attack on Israel from its territory On April 13, Iran began its first full-scale military attack against Israel. Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of full-scale was in 1887

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“Full-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-scale. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

full-scale

adjective
ˈfu̇l-ˈskā(ə)l
1
: identical to an original in size
2
: not limited in any way : using everything that can be used
a full-scale war
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