A standstill is a situation of no movement or activity. See:
- Lunar standstill, a time at which the range of the Moon's declination is at a maximum or minimum.
- Standstill (band), a Spanish post-hardcore-band.
- Standstill (bicycle), a technique used by bicycle riders.
- Standstill agreement, an instrument of a hostile takeover defence.
- Standstill operation, a surgical procedure that involves cooling the patient's body and stopping blood circulation.
Famous quotes containing the word standstill:
“The most absurd apology for authority and law is that they serve to diminish crime. Aside from the fact that the State is itself the greatest criminal, breaking every written and natural law, stealing in the form of taxes, killing in the form of war and capital punishment, it has come to an absolute standstill in coping with crime. It has failed utterly to destroy or even minimize the horrible scourge of its own creation.”
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940)