ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Laydown

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Laydown is a noun meaning (usually uncountable) The act of laying something down.

Meaning

(usually uncountable) The act of laying something down.

More Meanings

  1. (publishing) A physical mockup or layout of a page design.
  2. (military) A pattern of deployment.
  3. (bridge) A hand which is so strong that the declarer can simply expose it and claim the number of tricks required by his or her contract.
  4. (fishing) A tree fallen in water, where anglers might target fish.
  5. Of packaging: designed to lie flat rather than stand upright.
  6. Of (usually nuclear) bomb delivery: designed to land the bomb on the ground and wait for some time before detonation.

Example Sentences

However, significant smoke was observed during laydown of this mixture.
North-South rested in five spades, with grand slams in spades and clubs laydown.
The offense could contrive a variety of laydowns to intensify the defense's problems.
It was a week's worth of laydowns portraying the full line of athletic clothing for that season […]

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include layout, lodgment, deposition, downsitting, layouting, disposure.

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