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- the staggered arrangement of the runners on a track at the start of a race.→ stagger
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Stagger (aviation) — Stagger Positive wing stagger of a de Havilland Tiger Moth … Wikipedia
stagger — The schedule of months in which quarterly returns for VAT and Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) are due. Traders registered for VAT and IPT are generally required to submit returns every quarter. For administrative purposes, the dates on which returns… … Financial and business terms
Stagger — Stag ger, n. 1. An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Far.) A disease of horses and other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stagger Lee — Lee Shelton (also known as Stagger Lee, Stagolee, Stackerlee, Stack O Lee, Stack a Lee and by several other spelling variants) was a black cab driver and a pimp [ [http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2007 06 27/news/the story of stagger lee/ The Story … Wikipedia
Stagger System — A method of electing a company s board of directors that puts up only part of the board for re election in any one year. This method contrasts the system in which all board members go up for re election annually. Supporters of shareholder rights… … Investment dictionary
stagger — 1. noun a) An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man. b) A disease of horses and other animals, attended by reeling,… … Wiktionary
stagger — verb 1》 walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall. ↘ continue in existence or operation uncertainly: the treasury staggered from one crisis to the next. 2》 astonish or shock. 3》 spread over a period of time. 4》 arrange (objects or parts)… … English new terms dictionary
Stagger Lee — Stagger Lee, eigentlich Lee Shelton (* 16. März 1865; † 11. März 1912, auch Stagolee, Stackerlee, Stack O’Lee oder Stack a Lee) war ein schwarzer Kutscher und Zuhälter in St. Louis, der seinen Freund William „Billy“ Lyons am Heiligen Abend 1895… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Stagger Lee — est le titre d une chanson traditionnelle américaine. Les paroles s inspirent d un fait divers qui s est déroulé en 1895. Il en existe de nombreuses reprises sous différents titres, dont la plus célèbre est celle de Lloyd Price. La chanson… … Wikipédia en Français
Stagger — Stag ger ( g[ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Staggered} ( g[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staggering}.] [OE. stakeren, Icel. stakra to push, to stagger, fr. staka to punt, push, stagger; cf. OD. staggeren to stagger. Cf. {Stake}, n.] 1. To move to one… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
