laydown

See also: lay-down and lay down

English

Deverbal from lay down.

laydown (countable and uncountable, plural laydowns)

(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.
(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 […]
(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.
(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.
(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

laydown (not comparable)

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.
Of (usually nuclear) bomb delivery: designed to land the bomb on the ground and wait for some time before detonation.