near miss
A miss which was nearly a hit or collisionA miss which was nearly a hit or collision.
Meaning
3 sensesA miss which was nearly a hit or collision.
(broadly)A scenario which ends safely but might well have ended in disaster.
Beinahekollision
(broadly)An attempt which fails narrowly; a performance which falls just short of a certain benchmark.
- an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided
Examples
3 sentencesIt was a near miss.
deEs ging fast daneben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The path was covered with water, and we kept having near-misses with frogs.
It was annoying, as the manager took his team to a near-miss in the tournament.
Translations
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