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Definition of standoff noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

standoff

noun

NAmE//ˈstændɔf//

, NAmE//ˈstændɑf//

standoff (between A and B)

a situation in which no agreement can be reached synonym deadlock a standoff between the union and management

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