noun a military order to relax from a state of readiness or alert
verb to relax from a state of readiness or alert
To order troops to stand down, meaning to relax or cease combat readiness.
To signal for a player to stand down, meaning to leave the field or game.
To advise a pilot to stand down, meaning to cancel a mission or flight.
To instruct officers to stand down, meaning to withdraw or cease aggressive actions.
To direct personnel to stand down, meaning to end emergency operations.
To call for a strike to stand down, meaning to halt industrial action.
In a military or law enforcement context, a writer may use 'stand down' to describe the order for troops or officers to return to their base or cease operations.
A psychologist may use 'stand down' when referring to a patient's relaxation technique or coping mechanism to de-escalate stress or anxiety.
A firefighter may use 'stand down' to indicate the end of an emergency response or the completion of a fire suppression operation.
A pilot may use 'stand down' to refer to the act of landing an aircraft safely and shutting down its engines.
A security guard may use 'stand down' to signal the end of a security alert or a shift change.