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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 readiness
2. (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action
Familiarity information: STANDDOWN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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