alternativeentryplan

noun
UK /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv ˈɛntri plæn/
US /ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv ˈɛntri plæn/

A different way to get into a place or start something.

When the front door was locked, we used our alternative entry plan and went in through the back.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A secondary method for entering a building or system when the usual one fails.

The security team kept an alternative entry plan in case the main gate jammed.

3. A substitute strategy for joining a program or competition.

She missed the deadline, so she applied through an alternative entry plan.

4. A different approach to beginning a task or project.

Our alternative entry plan was to start with the easiest part first.