last stand en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /lɑːst stænd/
- (UK)
- läst stănd
- (US)
- /læst stænd/
- lăst stănd
Meanings
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(also, figuratively) 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.
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.
2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 34:35 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2022:to make one's last stand
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| last stands | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| final stand | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
fi viimeinen puolustustaistelu (Translations) · fi puolustus viimeiseen mieheen (Translations) · da den sidste bastion (Translations) · cs poslední postavení (Translations) · cs poslední odpor (Translations) · ro ultima redută (Translations) · fr baroud d'honneur (Translations) · cs poslední vzdor (Translations) · cs poslední pozice (Translations) · cs poslední vzepětí (Translations) · fi taistelu viimeiseen mieheen (Translations) · pl ostatni bastion (Translations)