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STANDDOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does standdown mean? 

STANDDOWN (noun)
  The noun STANDDOWN has 2 senses:

1. a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readinessplay

2. (military) a temporary stop of offensive military actionplay

  Familiarity information: STANDDOWN used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STANDDOWN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

stand-down; standdown

Hypernyms ("standdown" is a kind of...):

abeyance; suspension (temporary cessation or suspension)


Sense 2

Meaning:

(military) a temporary stop of offensive military action

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

stand-down; standdown

Hypernyms ("standdown" is a kind of...):

stop; stoppage (the act of stopping something)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)


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