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STAND-DOWN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(military) a temporary stop of offensive military action
Synonyms:
stand-down; standdown
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("stand-down" 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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness
Synonyms:
stand-down; standdown
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("stand-down" is a kind of...):
abeyance; suspension (temporary cessation or suspension)
