Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

standby1

Pronunciation: /ˈstændbaɪ/

Translate standby | into French | into Italian
Spanish translation of standby

n (pl -bys)

  • 1 (thing one can turn to) frozen meals are a useful standby = las comidas congeladas son muy socorridas
  • 2 (state of readiness) to be on standby [police/squadron] = estar* en estado de alerta
  • 3 [Aviat] stand-by (m)

standby in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of standby in the British & World English dictionary Definition of standby in the US English dictionary