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standdown
stand-down or stand·down (stănd′doun′)n. A relaxation from a state of readiness or alert.standdown (ˈstændˌdaʊn) nthe action of ending military activities or active duty temporarily, or a period or condition of being temporarily relieved from active dutyan organized cessation of work, or the state of being stopped from working for a period of timestand′down` or stand′-down`, n. a halt in normal military operations. [1920–25]ThesaurusNoun | 1. | standdown - a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readinessstand-downabeyance, suspension - temporary cessation or suspension | | 2. | standdown - (military) a temporary stop of offensive military actionstand-downstop, stoppage - the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
standdown
Synonyms for standdownnoun a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readinessSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun (military) a temporary stop of offensive military actionSynonymsRelated Words- stop
- stoppage
- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
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