Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

last stand

/lɑːst stænd/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables: last -s-tand
IPA: /lɑːst stænd/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A military encounter, especially against (often greatly) superior odds, generally as a last resort, whether to save another army or city, or as a last act of defiance, and often resulting in the total annihilation of the weaker force.

Example Sentences

"to make one's last stand"
"After a forty-five-minute struggle against vastly-unequal odds, aboard the Johnston, the order is given to abandon ship. The ship goes down twenty-five minutes later, at ten minutes past ten, taking one hundred and eighty-six of her crew, including the gallant Captain Evans, with her. He will receive a posthumous Medal of Honor for his actions; in its last stand, the ship still managed to draw off considerable fire that would otherwise have likely led to the loss of more American ships."

Inflected Forms

last stands (plural) final stand (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce last stand?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɑːst stænd/.
What does last stand mean?: A military encounter, especially against (often greatly) superior odds, generally as a last resort, whether to save another army or city, or as a last act of defiance, and often resulting in the total annihilation of the weaker force.

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