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last stands

last stands is the plural of last stand.

Meaning of last stand

Noun

last stand (plural last stands)

  1. (also, figuratively) A military encounter, especially against (often greatly) superior odds, generally as a last resort, whether to save another army or city, or as a last act of defiance, and often resulting in the total annihilation of the weaker force.
    • to make one's last stand

Questions about last stands

What is last stands the plural of?
Last stands is the plural of last stand.

Words near last stands in the dictionary

  1. last scattering surface
  2. Last Sermon
  3. last sixteen
  4. last sixteens
  5. last stand
  6. last stands
  7. last straw
  8. Last Supper
  9. Last Suppers
  10. last survivor
  11. last thing

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