stand-by

See also: stand by and standby

English

Etymology

Deverbal from stand by.

Noun

stand-by (countable and uncountable, plural stand-bys)

  1. Alternative form of standby.
    • 1962 April, “Motive power miscellany: Eastern Region”, in Modern Railways, page 279:
      […] a "Britannia" Pacific, No. 70006, was kept as a stand-by at March.
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