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stand-off

stand-off noun: fly-half. Also the alternative form of standoff.

Noun

stand-off (plural stand-offs)

  1. fly-half
    • France's own stand-in stand-off Trinh-Duc missed with a drop-goal when well set but then set off on a curving run through a scattered defensive line which carried him deep into enemy territory until Weepu's desperate tap-tackle finally brought him down.2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport

Also used as

stand-off is also the alternative form of standoff.

Forms of stand-off

pluralstand-offs

Origin of stand-off

Deverbal from stand off.

Questions about stand-off

What does stand-off mean?
Stand-off means fly-half.
What part of speech is stand-off?
Stand-off is a noun.
What is the plural of stand-off?
The plural of stand-off is stand-offs.

Words near stand-off in the dictionary

  1. stand-bys
  2. stand-down
  3. stand-downs
  4. stand-in
  5. stand-ins
  6. stand-off
  7. stand-offish
  8. stand-offishly
  9. stand-offishness
  10. stand-offs
  11. stand-out

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