ALL meanings of near miss
near miss
N n - noun near miss a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target. 1
- noun near miss an instance of two vehicles, aircraft, etc., narrowly avoiding a collision. 1
- noun near miss something that falls narrowly short of its object or of success: an interesting movie, but a near miss. 1
- noun near miss almost a hit 1
- countable noun near miss You can say that there is a near miss when something is nearly hit by another thing, for example by a vehicle or a bomb. 0
- countable noun near miss A near miss is an attempt to do something which fails by a very small amount. 0
- noun near miss a bomb, shell, etc, that does not exactly hit the target 0
- noun near miss any attempt or shot that just fails to be successful 0
- noun near miss an incident in which two vehicles narrowly avoid collision 0
- noun near miss a shell, aerial bomb, etc. that does not score a direct hit on the target but comes close enough to inflict some damage 0
- noun near miss any result that is nearly but not quite successful 0
- noun near miss a narrowly averted collision; a near escape 0