stagger
Definitions
General English
- noun the movement of someone who is staggering
- verb to walk unsteadily, almost falling down
- verb to surprise someone very much
- verb to arrange something such as holidays or working hours, so that they do not all begin and end at the same time
Aviation
Electronics
- To place at alternate sides of a center or given location, time, or the like. For example, occurrence fifteen minutes before and after an hour.
- To position or distribute in non-consecutive or non-adjacent locations. For instance, staggered tuning, or memory interleaving.
- In fax, an error resulting from variations in the position of the recording spot along a given line.
Medical
- verb to move unsteadily from side to side while walking
Military
- verb to arrange vehicles or aircraft or men so that they are not in a straight line
Travel
- verb to arrange holidays, working hours etc. so that they do not all begin and end at the same time
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