alternativestrategy
nounUK /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv ˈstrætədʒi/
US /ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv ˈstrætədʒi/
A different plan you can use if your first plan does not work.
When the road was closed, we used an alternative strategy and took the train.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A second way of doing something when the usual way is not possible.
The team tried an alternative strategy after their first idea failed.
3. A different method chosen instead of the one you first thought of.
She chose an alternative strategy to solve the puzzle.
4. A plan kept ready in case the main plan goes wrong.
We always keep an alternative strategy for rainy days.