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laydown

laydown noun: the act of laying something down.

Noun

laydown (countable and uncountable, plural laydowns)

  1. (uncountable, usually) The act of laying something down.
    • However, significant smoke was observed during laydown of this mixture.1992, T.S. Shuler et al., “Design and Construction of Asphalt Concrete Using Polymer Modified Asphalt Binders”, in Polymer Modified Asphalt Binders, →ISBN, page 125
  2. A physical mockup or layout of a page design.
    • It was a week's worth of laydowns portraying the full line of athletic clothing for that season […]2006, Susan Linnet Cox, Photo Styling, →ISBN, page 114
  3. A pattern of deployment.
    • The offense could contrive a variety of laydowns to intensify the defense's problems.1984, Ashton B. Carter et al., Ballistic Missile Defense, →ISBN, page 141
  4. A hand which is so strong that the declarer can simply expose it and claim the number of tricks required by his or her contract.
    • North-South rested in five spades, with grand slams in spades and clubs laydown.2008 December 26, Phillip Alder, “Set the Toys Aside and Listen to What the Cards Are Saying”, in The New York Times
  5. A tree fallen in water, where anglers might target fish.
    • The most important thing to consider when fishing laydowns is to perfectly position your boat before making your very first cast2007 February 7, Tim Tucker, “10 tips for fishing fallen trees”, in Bassmaster

Adjective

laydown (not comparable)

  1. Of packaging: designed to lie flat rather than stand upright.
    • Most C-store category managers prefer pegboard to bagged, and many have stopped carrying laydown bags.1997, National Petroleum News, volume 89, numbers 7-13, page 52
  2. Of (usually nuclear) bomb delivery: designed to land the bomb on the ground and wait for some time before detonation.

Forms of laydown

plurallaydowns

Origin of laydown

Deverbal from lay down.

Questions about laydown

What does laydown mean?
Laydown means the act of laying something down.
What part of speech is laydown?
Laydown can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of laydown?
The plural of laydown is laydowns.

Words near laydown in the dictionary

  1. laydee
  2. laydees
  3. laydeez
  4. Layden
  5. Laydens
  6. laydown
  7. laydowns
  8. laye
  9. layed
  10. layed about
  11. layed low

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