near miss
noun [C usually singular] (HIT) (also near thing)Definition
› a situation in which something almost hits something else: A Boeing 747 was involved in a near miss with a private aircraft just south of San Francisco. That was a near miss - we must have come within an inch of that lorry!Events and occurrencesAccidents and disasters
(Definition of near miss noun (HIT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -athon suffix
- a close/near thing idiom
- action noun (ACTIVITY)
- all-nighter noun
- back story noun
- be (all) part of life's rich tapestry/pageant idiom
- binge noun
- development noun (THING THAT HAPPENS)
- event noun
- goings-on noun
- happening noun
- history noun (PARTICULAR RECORD)
- incident noun
- jamboree noun
- milestone noun (IMPORTANT EVENT)
- past noun (TIME BEFORE)
- spectacle noun (UNUSUAL EVENT)
- synchronicity noun
- to-ing and fro-ing noun
- turn of events noun
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