dead stand

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dead stand

noun dead stands

A standstill. Then followed a signal check to walking pace at Holloway and finally a dead stand of 5¾ min. while we stolidly contemplated the beauties of Belle Isle (not quite the equal of those of the Isola Bella on Lake Maggiore, on which I was destined to set eyes a few weeks later).
A stand of trees that have died.

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@misc{dead_stand_2026,
  title = {dead stand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dead%20stand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}