Learn English – What do you call a plan that’s an alternative plan in case your initial plan fails

word-request

I think there's a word or an adjective for it, but I don't remember what it was. I don't want to say plan B, because that's too informal, but I remember there was a good word for it. I just don't remember it anymore.

For example:

The army was flanked by the enemies unexpectedly so that the general
had to rely on his ___ plan.

Best Answer

The Oxford Dictionary has

fallback
NOUN

1 An alternative plan that may be used in an emergency.

Make sure you have a fallback plan in case something goes terribly wrong

So the sentence can be

The army was flanked by the enemies unexpectedly so that the general had to rely on his fallback plan.

In the context, this is particularly apt.

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