1. The act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
   "The troops maintained their standoff against repeated assaults";
   - repulsion
    
2. The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
   "the game ended in a standoff";
   - draw, tie

Derived forms: standoffs

Type of: finish, stand

Encyclopedia: Standoff, Alberta