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plural standoffs
A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring. examples
A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists. quotations examples
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.
2016 May 23, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, “Apocalypse pits the strengths of the X-Men series against the weaknesses”, in The Onion AV Club
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(military) For use at a distance sufficient from the target to allow defensive fire to be evaded.
Nonstandard spelling of stand off. examples