Definition of stand-down
:a relaxation of status of a military unit or force from an alert or operational posture
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First Known Use of stand-down
circa 1919
stand down
verb
Definition of stand down
intransitive verb
1
:to leave the witness stand
2
chiefly British
a
:to go off duty
b
:to withdraw from a contest, a position of leadership, or a state of alert or readiness
transitive verb
:to remove from active duty
- In December of 1944, it was judged safe to stand down the Home Guard … after four and a half years of guarding Britain against invasion.
- —Anthony Bailey
First Known Use of stand down
1681
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