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stand-tos

stand-tos is the plural of stand-to.

Meaning of stand-to

Noun

stand-to (plural stands-to or stand-tos)

  1. A state of readiness assumed by ground troops at dawn and dusk in wartime.
    • "Stand-to" at dusk for about an hour, work all night, "stand-to" for an hour before dawn. That's the general programme.1915, Robert Graves, Goodbye to All That, (1929), Penguin Modern Classics 1960, p. 86

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Questions about stand-tos

What is stand-tos the plural of?
Stand-tos is the plural of stand-to.

Words near stand-tos in the dictionary

  1. stand-point
  2. stand-points
  3. stand-to
  4. stand-to-pee
  5. stand-to-pees
  6. stand-tos
  7. stand-up
  8. stand-up bass
  9. stand-up basses
  10. stand-up bassist
  11. stand-up bassists

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