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stand-down

stand-down noun: a time when soldiers are not on alert.

Noun

stand-down (plural stand-downs)

  1. A time when soldiers are not on alert
  2. A time when developers are wrapping up the day

Forms of stand-down

pluralstand-downs

Origin of stand-down

Deverbal from stand down.

Questions about stand-down

What does stand-down mean?
Stand-down means a time when soldiers are not on alert.
What part of speech is stand-down?
Stand-down is a noun.
What is the plural of stand-down?
The plural of stand-down is stand-downs.

Words near stand-down in the dictionary

  1. stand-aloneness
  2. stand-alones
  3. stand-by
  4. stand-by-bed
  5. stand-bys
  6. stand-down
  7. stand-downs
  8. stand-in
  9. stand-ins
  10. stand-off
  11. stand-offish

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