stand-by

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Word Origin & History

also standby, 1796, originally nautical, of a vessel kept nearby for emergencies, from stand (v.) + by. In civil aviation, as an adjective meaning "without a booked ticket," from 1961. The verbal phrase stand by "await, support" is from 13c. As an order to hold one's self in readiness, it is recorded from 1660s.

Example Sentences for stand-by

There was the Bald'in, stand-by old and good as bread; and there were all the rest.

At last the maneuver was completed and the engines shut down to stand-by.

The remainder of the birds we cooked later in the day, intending them as a stand-by.

However, the great “stand-by,” as they say out in that land, was the fish.

Down your helm,” roared the captain; “stand-by to lower away the boats.

We keep the chiropractors on stand-by duty when we go riding with Plemp.

Let me be just her stand-by, her perching-place; never-never her cage!'

I had with me also two dozen bottles of the "Incomprehensible" as a sort of stand-by.

With an anchor like the stand-by, chain is best for all boats that have a place to stow it.

The cook was the fourth, and the 'boy' was left to stand-by.

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recourse

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understudy

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