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stand-offs

stand-offs is the plural of stand-off.

Meaning of stand-off

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

Questions about stand-offs

What is stand-offs the plural of?
Stand-offs is the plural of stand-off.

Words near stand-offs in the dictionary

  1. stand-ins
  2. stand-off
  3. stand-offish
  4. stand-offishly
  5. stand-offishness
  6. stand-offs
  7. stand-out
  8. stand-point
  9. stand-points
  10. stand-to
  11. stand-to-pee

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