Standoff

Standoff

Standoff may refer to:

*Standoff (decorative) Finished spacers with caps, used to mount signs, glass and other substrates to walls, millwork, and almost any other surface.
*Standoff (separator), used in mechanics and electronics to separate two parts from one another.
*A social confrontation or conflict, such as an impasse, stalemate, or Mexican standoff.
*Standoff distance, a certain safety distance away from a hazard or objective (live bomb, fire, artillery aimpoint, etc.) that is mandated by some kind of standard operating procedure.
*Standoff (TV series), a canceled FOX television series.
*Standoff (film), a 1998 film written and directed by Andrew Chapman.


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  • standoff — UK US (also stand off) /ˈstændɒf/ noun [C] ► a situation in which agreement in an argument does not seem possible: standoff between sb and sb »The standoff between potential buyers and sellers has effects throughout the economy. »The major issue… …   Financial and business terms

  • standoff — stand off a. Serving to keep two objects or parts of a machine separated; as, a standoff insulator. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • standoff — [n] draw, tie dead heat*, deadlock, drawn battle*, even game, impasse, level, Mexican standoff*, stalemate, toss up, wash; concepts 364,667 …   New thesaurus

  • standoff — stand off n. 1. A situation in a contest in which the winner is undecided; a draw or stalemate. Syn: draw; tie; stalemate; deadlock [WordNet 1.5] 2. A successful stand. Syn: repulsion, repelling [WordNet 1.5] 3. Something that serves to keep one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • standoff — index draw (tie) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • standoff — (n.) 1843, draw, tie, from STAND (Cf. stand) (v.) + OFF (Cf. off). Mexican stand off stalemate is recorded from 1891 …   Etymology dictionary

  • standoff — n *draw, tie, stalemate, deadlock …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • standoff — [stand′ôf΄] n. 1. a standing off or being stood off 2. a counterbalancing or equalizing effect 3. a tie or draw in a game or contest adj. 1. that stands off 2. STANDOFFISH …   English World dictionary

  • Standoff — Seriendaten Originaltitel Standoff …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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