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stand-by

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Deverbal from stand by.

noun stand-bys

alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of standby […] a "Britannia" Pacific, No. 70006, was kept as a stand-by at March.

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"stand-by." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stand-by. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{stand_by_2026,
  title = {stand-by},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stand-by},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}