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ˈstaggered, ppl. a.
[f. stagger v.]
1. In senses of the verb.
1622Malynes Anc. Law-Merch. 434 Some cannot choose to become weake in faith, staggard or desperate, when there is no man to speake a word of comfort in due season. 1829Scott Anne of G. xxxvi, A stately form, conspicuous in the front of the staggered column, raised up the fallen banner. 1911Blackw. Mag. July 19/2 There was a staggered silence.
2. spec.
a. Positioned alternately on one side and the other of a line, or obliquely at successively greater distances from it; also, composed of parts so placed.
1875Knight Dict. Mech., Staggered Wheel, one whose spokes are set in and out alternately where they enter the hub. 1905J. Horner Tools Engineers 143 The tool is of the notched, or staggered type. 1909V. Lougheed Vehicles of Air iv. 205 (heading) Staggered surfaces. 1930Engineering 20 June 787/2 The removal of completely assembled portions of [railway] track would be awkward in the face of the general use of staggered joints. 1937Times 13 Apr. (Motor Suppl.) p. x/1 Where this is not practicable staggered crossing or roundabouts are recommended. 1947Highway Engineers' Ref. Bk. iv. 122/2 On straight roads side-mounted lanterns may be arranged either opposite to each other or in a staggered arrangement. 1960C. H. Gibbs-Smith Aeroplane i. xi. 69 The Goupy had staggered biplane wings with pivoting wing-tip ailerons. 1961F. C. Avis Sportsman's Gloss. 62/2 Staggered start, one in a race on an oval track..where the runner in the outside lane starts apparently in front of the runner in the inside lane, but only to compensate for the greater distance of the outside lane. 1968Batson & Proudlove Roads (ed. 2) iv. 67 (caption) Layouts of T-junctions and staggered cross-roads on 2-way and divided roads. 1978J. A. Michener Chesapeake xi. 654 From the woods came six doves, flying low in their wonderfully staggered fashion.
b. Arranged not to coincide in time; having starting and finishing times that overlap. Cf. stagger n. 5 b.
1932Sun (Baltimore) 8 Oct. 13/7 Severely curtailed appropriations, which necessitated recourse to a ‘staggered’ schedule of openings. 1940Ann. Reg. 1939 358 A scheme of ‘staggered’ hours was evolved whereby some playhouses would be allowed to keep open till ten on condition that others still kept to the six o'clock rule. 1955Times 12 Aug. 5/2 ‘Staggered’ working hours for nearly 10,000 office workers in the West End of London may be introduced to ease the peak hour travelling problem. 1980Babson Dangerous to Know iii. 15 The rest of the staff arrived at staggered hours. |