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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… … Wikipedia
Standoff — Les Négociateurs Standoff : Les Négociateurs Titre original Standoff Genre Série policière Créateur(s) Craig Silverstein Musique Dirty Vegas (générique), The Angel Pays d’origine … Wikipédia en Français
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
