standoff

About 0.34 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.
2. noun A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.

   I don't want to get involved in the standoff between those two.

3. adjective For use at a distance sufficient from the target to allow defensive fire to be evaded.

   a standoff bomb, missile, or weapon

4. verb Nonstandard spelling of stand off.

Similar words

draw tie repelling repulsion distance spacer frontline separator gridlock logjam

Often followed by

between with in distance and at was that of

Word family

standoffs