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holdovers

holdovers is the plural of holdover.

Meaning of holdover

Noun

holdover (countable and uncountable, plural holdovers)

  1. (countable) Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time.
    • That policy is a holdover from days of punch card data entry.
  2. The distance (at target) by which a rifle scope is aimed higher than the intended point of impact in order to compensate for bullet drop over the distance to the target.
    • This rangefinder not only measures the distance to the target, but also provides a digital readout of the inches of holdover at that distance.

Questions about holdovers

What is holdovers the plural of?
Holdovers is the plural of holdover.

Words near holdovers in the dictionary

  1. holdout
  2. holdouts
  3. holdover
  4. holdover fire
  5. holdover fires
  6. holdovers
  7. Holdrege
  8. Holdren
  9. Holdrens
  10. Holdridge
  11. Holdridges

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