Definitions
the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
Word origin
Deverbal from stand off.
Used in a sentence
“I don't want to get involved in the standoff between those two.”
“A tense standoff between demonstrators and police continued overnight.”
“In recent months, both Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice and Captain America: Civil War have offered up big, flashy superhero standoffs as feuds of ideology and stubborn will.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Deadlocked confrontation”8 letters
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