What does standdown mean?

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stand·down

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. standdown, stand-downnoun

    a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness

  2. standdown, stand-downnoun

    (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of standdown in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of standdown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of standdown in a Sentence

  1. Philip Breedlove:

    The situation along the line of contact in Ukraine is not good. The fighting has intensified to essentially pre-agreement or pre-standdown levels and in some cases beyond.

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