English Explanatory Dictionary

stand-to

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A state of readiness assumed by ground troops at dawn and dusk in wartime.
verb
  1. To assume such a state of readiness.

Word forms

stand-to stands-to stand-tos stand to standing-to stood-to

Etymology

Ellipsis of stand-to-arms.

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