OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5823

standoff

/ˈstændɒf/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
enfrentamiento • estancamiento • impasse • impás • punto muerto
A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.
A tense standoff between demonstrators and police continued overnight.
I don't want to get involved in the standoff between those two.