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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

standoff

· stand·off · IPA /ˈstændɔf/
01 n. A situation in a contest in which the winner is undecided; a draw or stalemate.
  1. 1.
    A situation in a contest in which the winner is undecided; a draw or stalemate.
  2. 2.
    A successful stand.
  3. 3.
    Something that serves to keep one object at a distance from another, such as a prop attached to the top of a ladder to keep it from leaning directly against the vertical surface which suports it.
Syn. draw; tie; stalemate; deadlock — Syn. -- repulsion, repelling
02 a. Serving to keep two objects or parts of a machine separated; as, a standoff insulator.
  1. 1.
    Serving to keep two objects or parts of a machine separated; as, a standoff insulator.