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standdown vs stoppage

stoppage vs standdown

standdown and stoppage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
standdown Yes No No No
stoppage Yes No No No
As nouns, stoppage is a hypernym of standdown; that is, stoppage is a word with a broader meaning than standdown:
  • standdown: (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action
  • stoppage: the act of stopping something
Other hypernyms of standdown include stop.
standdown (noun) stoppage (noun)
(military) a temporary stop of offensive military action the act of stopping something
a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness an obstruction in a pipe or tube
the state of inactivity following an interruption
Difference between standdown and stoppage

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