Usually means: Temporary cessation of operational activity.
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▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of stand-down [(military) A time when soldiers are not on alert]

Similar:
set-down, off-time, stand-by, offtime, time-off, call-up, sitdown, callup, sitout, battlestation, more...

Opposite:
stand up, rise up, mobilize, activate, deploy

Types:
demobilization, disbandment, dispersal, dissolution, more...

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Similar:
set-down, off-time, stand-by, offtime, time-off, call-up, sitdown, callup, sitout, battlestation, more...

Opposite:
stand up, rise up, mobilize, activate, deploy

Types:
demobilization, disbandment, dispersal, dissolution, more...



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