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How to pronounce standdown in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms stand-down
Type of stoppage, stop
Type Words
Synonyms stand-down
Type of abeyance, suspension

Examples of standdown

standdown
The standdown is a good idea, but only if it is taken seriously by all levels of the chain of command.
From the battleland.blogs.time.com
Nixon heralded a welcome standdown, promising voters a withering away of the giant federal state and its intrusive demands.
From the time.com
The proposal of a one-year standdown and then players being able to switch from a Tier One nation to Tier Two makes sense on every level.
From the nzherald.co.nz
In November, 3rd District Judge Denise Lindberg ordered a standdown in litigation involving the trust to see if disputes could be resolved and a future management plan reached.
From the sltrib.com
Then Transportation Secretary Mineta witnessed Cheney refuse to contradict an apparent standdown order as an aide warned of something incoming at the Pentagon.
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More examples
  • A suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness
  • (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action
  • Name given to the daily evening routine in the trenches.
  • The BC Plan is no longer required to be followed and post recovery review is commenced.
  • An infantry unit's return from the boonies to the base camp for refitting and training.
  • Period of rest, replacement, and refitting in which all operational activity, except for security, is discontinued; sometimes called "back time"; see STACK ARMS, RE-HAUL, OFF-DUTY [v: dog days]. ...
  • The practice of temporarily removing an employee from the performance of safety-sensitive functions based only on a report from a laboratory to the MRO of a confirmed positive test for a drug or drug metabolite, an adulterated test, or a substituted test, before the MRO has completed ...