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near miss ―ˌnear ˈmiss
Ⅰ noun [C usually singular] (ALSO near thing) (HIT) ► F0 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!Thesaurus+: ↑Events and occurrences , ↑Accidents and disasters
Ⅱ noun [C usually singular] (HAPPEN) ► F0 an attempt to do or achieve something that fails although it almost succeedsThesaurus+: ↑Failures , ↑Accidents and disasters , ↑Higher and lower points of achievement |