standdown

stand-down

or stand·down (stănd′doun′)

n.

A relaxation from a state of readiness or alert.

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standdown

(ˈstændˌdaʊn)

n

the 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 time

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stand′down`

or

stand′-down`,

n.

a halt in normal military operations.

[1920–25]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	standdown - a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness stand-down abeyance, suspension - temporary cessation or suspension
	2.	standdown - (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action stand-down stop, 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"

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