Near Miss Definition

near-misses
noun
A shell, aerial bomb, etc. that does not score a direct hit on the target but comes close enough to inflict some damage.
Webster's New World
A narrowly averted collision; a near escape.
Webster's New World
Any result that is nearly but not quite successful.
Webster's New World
Something that fails by a very narrow margin.
Her campaign for the Senate was a near miss.
American Heritage

A miss which was nearly a hit or collision.

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Other Word Forms of Near Miss

Noun

Singular:
near miss
Plural:
near-misses

Origin of Near Miss

  • Blend of near thing miss

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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