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1000-yard stare

1000-yard stare is the alternative form of thousand-yard stare.

Meaning of thousand-yard stare

Noun

thousand-yard stare (plural thousand-yard stares)

  1. (informal) A blank, unfocused glance given by a traumatized person, especially a soldier who has seen combat.

Forms of 1000-yard stare

plural1000-yard stares

Questions about 1000-yard stare

What is 1000-yard stare the alternative form of?
1000-yard stare is the alternative form of thousand-yard stare.

Words near 1000-yard stare in the dictionary

  1. 1000 meters
  2. 1000 metre
  3. 1000 metres
  4. 1000-gon
  5. 1000-gons
  6. 1000-yard stare
  7. 10000 meters
  8. 10000 metres
  9. 10000-gon
  10. 10000-gons
  11. 1000000-gon

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