Noun
(plural stands-to or stand-tos)
- (military) A state of readiness assumed by ground troops at dawn and dusk in wartime.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present stands-to, present participle standing-to, simple past and past participle stood-to)
- (military) A state of readiness assumed by ground troops at dawn and dusk in wartime.
Origin
Shortened form of "stand-to-arms"
Verb
(third-person singular simple present stands to, present participle standing to, simple past and past participle stood to)
- Alternative form of stand-to.
