stand-by

See also: stand by and standby

English

Etymology

Deverbal from stand by.

Noun

stand-by (plural stand-bys)

1. Alternative form of standby
   • 1962 April, “Motive power miscellany: Eastern Region”, in Modern Railways, page 279:

     [...] a "Britannia" Pacific, No. 70006, was kept as a stand-by at March.