'near miss' definitions:
Definition of 'near miss'
(from WordNet)
noun
An accidental collision that is narrowly avoided
Synonyms of 'near miss'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- close call,
- close shave,
- close squeak,
- collision,
- collision course,
- confrontation,
- crack-up,
- crash,
- encounter,
- error,
- hairbreadth escape,
- joining,
- meeting,
- miss,
- mistake,
- narrow escape,
- narrow squeak,
- near go,
- near miss,
- near thing,
- rencontre,
- slip,
- slipup,
- tight squeeze