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Definition of standby adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

standby

adjective
 
/ˈstændbaɪ/
 
/ˈstændbaɪ/
[only before noun]
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  1. a standby ticket for a flight, concert, etc. cannot be bought in advance and is only available a very short time before the plane leaves or the performance startsTopics Transport by airc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryStandby is used with these nouns:
    • mode
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