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standby ticket

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  • standby — ▪ I. standby stand‧by 1 [ˈstændbaɪ] also stand by noun TRAVEL 1. [countable] someone or something that is ready to be used when needed: • The government has asked potential donor countries for 75,000 tonnes of grain as a standby …   Financial and business terms

  • standby — stand|by1 [ stænd,baı ] noun count someone or something that is always available to be used if it is needed in a particular situation: a standby diesel generator We ve kept the old stroller as a standby in case the new one breaks. on standby 1. ) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • standby — [[t]stæ̱ndbaɪ[/t]] standbys also stand by 1) N COUNT: oft N n A standby is something or someone that is always ready to be used if they are needed. Canned varieties of beans and pulses are a good standby... He sat through the trial as a standby… …   English dictionary

  • standby — I. noun (plural standbys) Date: 1796 1. a. one to be relied on especially in emergencies b. a favorite or reliable choice or resource 2. one that is held in reserve ready for use ; substitute II. adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • standby stand-by — noun 1 (C) something that is kept ready so that it can be used when needed: Powdered milk is a good standby in a emergency. | The hospital has a standby generator. 2 on standby ready to help immediately if you are needed: A special team of police …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • standby — stand|by1 stand by [ˈstændbaı] n plural standbys 1.) on standby a) ready to help immediately if you are needed ▪ A special team of police were kept on standby . b) if you are on standby to do something, for example to travel by plane, you are on… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • standby — (n.) 1796, originally nautical, of a vessel kept nearby for emergencies, from STAND (Cf. stand) (v.) + BY (Cf. by). In civil aviation, as an adj. meaning without a booked ticket, from 1961. The verbal phrase stand by await, support is from 13c.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Standby (air travel) — On most modern airlines, flying standby occurs when a passenger travels on a flight without a ticket for that specific flight. Requirements Usually, airlines require that a passenger possess a ticket for the same flight at a different time on the …   Wikipedia

  • standby — I UK [ˈstæn(d)baɪ] / US [ˈstændˌbaɪ] noun [countable] Word forms standby : singular standby plural standbys someone or something that is always available to be used if they are needed in a particular situation We ve kept the old buggy as a… …   English dictionary

  • Airline ticket — An airline ticket generally was a document created by an airline or a travel agent to confirm that an individual has purchased a seat on an airplane. This document is then used to obtain a boarding pass at the airport. Then with the boarding pass …   Wikipedia

  • on standby — ► ready to be used or to do something if necessary: »They have 700 gritters and snow ploughs on 24 hour standby in order to prepare for the freezing temperatures. leave sth on standby »You should make sure that electrical goods are not left on… …   Financial and business terms

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