Noun
The act of laying something down.
Usage- Uncountable
- usually
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However, significant smoke was observed during laydown of this mixture.
A physical mockup or layout of a page design.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
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It was a week's worth of laydowns portraying the full line of athletic clothing for that season […]
A pattern of deployment.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
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The offense could contrive a variety of laydowns to intensify the defense's problems.
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.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
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North-South rested in five spades, with grand slams in spades and clubs laydown.
A tree fallen in water, where anglers might target fish.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
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The most important thing to consider when fishing laydowns is to perfectly position your boat before making your very first cast
Adjective
Of packaging: designed to lie flat rather than stand upright.
Usage- not-comparable
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Most C-store category managers prefer pegboard to bagged, and many have stopped carrying laydown bags.
Of (usually nuclear) bomb delivery: designed to land the bomb on the ground and wait for some time before detonation.
Usage- not-comparable