laydown

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word laydown. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word laydown, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say laydown in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word laydown you have here. The definition of the word laydown will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oflaydown, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: lay-down, and lay down

English

Etymology

Deverbal from lay down.

Noun

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, →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, →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, →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:
      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:
      The most important thing to consider when fishing laydowns is to perfectly position your boat before making your very first cast

Adjective

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.

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia