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near miss
noun
- a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
- an instance of two vehicles, aircraft, etc., narrowly avoiding a collision.
- something that falls narrowly short of its object or of success:
an interesting movie, but a near miss.
near miss
noun
- a bomb, shell, etc, that does not exactly hit the target
- any attempt or shot that just fails to be successful
- an incident in which two vehicles narrowly avoid collision
Idioms and Phrases
A narrowly avoided mishap; also, an attempt that falls just short of success. For example, It was a near miss for that truck, since the driver had crossed the center strip into on-coming traffic , or Her horse kept having a near miss in every race, so she decided to sell it . This expression originated during World War II, when it signified a bomb exploding in the water near enough to a ship to damage its hull. Soon afterward it acquired its present meanings.Example Sentences
This incident follows a number of recent plane crashes and near misses that have caught the attention of the US public after President Donald Trump had encouraged his cabinet to make cuts to federal agencies.
In addition to this, he says the machines provide "plenty of noise and plenty of colours", as well as near misses, which are "fundamental to gambling addiction".
Citi described the incident as a “near miss†— incidents where banks authorize the wrong amount of money, but are able to recover everything — marking the latest accident in a string of errors at the company.
It was a near miss for both Paul and Victoria.
Princess Anne commented on realising she might have had a near miss with more serious problems.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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