laydown

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English

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Etymology

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Deverbal from lay down.

Noun

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laydown (countable and uncountable, plural laydowns)

  1. (usually uncountable) The act of laying something down.
    • 1992, T.S. Shuler et al., “Design and Construction of Asphalt Concrete Using Polymer Modified Asphalt Binders”, in Polymer Modified Asphalt Binders[1], →ISBN, page 125:
      However, significant smoke was observed during laydown of this mixture.
  2. (publishing) A physical mockup or layout of a page design.
    • 2006, Susan Linnet Cox, Photo Styling[2], →ISBN, page 114:
      It was a week's worth of laydowns portraying the full line of athletic clothing for that season []
  3. (military) A pattern of deployment.
    • 1984, Ashton B. Carter et al., Ballistic Missile Defense[3], →ISBN, page 141:
      The offense could contrive a variety of laydowns to intensify the defense's problems.
  4. (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.
    • 2008 December 26, Phillip Alder, “Set the Toys Aside and Listen to What the Cards Are Saying”, in The New York Times[4]:
      North-South rested in five spades, with grand slams in spades and clubs laydown.
  5. (fishing) A tree fallen in water, where anglers might target fish.
    • 2007 February 7, Tim Tucker, “10 tips for fishing fallen trees”, in Bassmaster[5]:
      The most important thing to consider when fishing laydowns is to perfectly position your boat before making your very first cast

Adjective

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laydown (not comparable)

  1. Of packaging: designed to lie flat rather than stand upright.
    • 1997, National Petroleum News, volume 89, numbers 7-13, page 52:
      Most C-store category managers prefer pegboard to bagged, and many have stopped carrying laydown bags.
  2. Of (usually nuclear) bomb delivery: designed to land the bomb on the ground and wait for some time before detonation.
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