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dead stands

dead stands is the plural of dead stand.

Meaning of dead stand

Noun

dead stand (plural dead stands)

  1. A standstill.
    • Then followed a signal check to walking pace at Holloway and finally a dead stand of 5¾ min. while we stolidly contemplated the beauties of Belle Isle (not quite the equal of those of the Isola Bella on Lake Maggiore, on which I was destined to set eyes a few weeks later).1960 October, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 623
  2. A stand of trees that have died.

Questions about dead stands

What is dead stands the plural of?
Dead stands is the plural of dead stand.

Words near dead stands in the dictionary

  1. dead space
  2. dead spaces
  3. dead spot
  4. dead spots
  5. dead stand
  6. dead stands
  7. dead stick
  8. dead sticked
  9. dead sticking
  10. dead sticks
  11. dead stock

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