laydown - What does it mean?

Noun

(en-noun)

(usually|uncountable) The act of laying something down

*{{quote-book|1992|T.S. Shuler et al.|Polymer Modified Asphalt Binders|chapter=Design and Construction of Asphalt Concrete Using Polymer Modified Asphalt Binders citation

|passage=However, significant smoke was observed during laydown of this mixture. }}

(publishing) A physical mockup or layout of a page design

*{{quote-book|2006|Susan Linnet Cox|Photo Styling citation

|passage=It was a week's worth of laydowns portraying the full line of athletic clothing for that season

(military) A pattern of deployment

*{{quote-book|1984|Ashton B. Carter et al.|Ballistic Missile Defense citation

|passage=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

*{{quote-news|2008|December 26|Phillip Alder|Set the Toys Aside and Listen to What the Cards Are Saying|The New York Times citation

|passage=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

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