stand-down

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stand-down

or stand·down (stănd′doun′)

A relaxation from a state of readiness or alert.

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Noun	1.	stand-down - a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness standdown abeyance, suspension - temporary cessation or suspension
	2.	stand-down - (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action standdown stop, stoppage - the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

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stand-down

(Mil) → Feuerpause f

(in firm etc: = work stoppage) → (vorübergehende) Arbeitseinstellung f → or -niederlegung f

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Camp Bancasi, Butuan City -- "No to stand-down order against Communist New People's Army Terrorists (CNTs)," said a strongly worded message of a ranking area commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday.

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In an online interview, Sison said that if the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) negotiating panel "agrees to a stand-down agreement" with the government (GRP) negotiating panel, the CPP and its armed wing, the New People's Army (NPA), "also agree and will follow the terms of the stand-down agreement."

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During May 8-12, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration and partners, including NIOSH, will host the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction.

National campaign to prevent falls in construction--United States, 2017

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and companion federal agencies have designated May 2-6 as the third annual National Safety Stand-Down, reminding or educating construction employers and workers of the serious dangers of falls--the leading cause of fatalities stemming from construction site accidents.

OSHA sets fall-prevention campaign's National Safety Stand-Down schedule

He challenged the safety department to come up with an interactive stand-down that would involve every division on the ship, as well as the Air Wing Five team.

Reinventing the safety stand-down

On July 16, 2004, the director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) declared a suspension, or stand-down, of laboratory operations to address safety and security concerns.

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Department of the Army civilians, Cathy Flores and Fred Artis, both from the 835th Transportation Battalion, Okinawa, Japan, practice their fire-fighting skills at a Fire Prevention Class held during the battalion's Safety Stand-down Day March 18.