Meanings
nounstand-off (plural stand-offs)
plural stand-offs
- ball gamesfly-half
France's own stand-in stand-off Trinh-Duc missed with a drop-goal when well set but then set off on a curving run through a scattered defensive line which carried him deep into enemy territory until Weepu's desperate tap-tackle finally brought him down.
2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport - alternativeAlternative form of standoff (sense 2).
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Origin
Deverbal from stand off.
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