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stand-down definition

stand·-down (stand′do̵un′)

noun

the act or an instance of standing down (see the phrase stand down under stand)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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