standoff

noun

1. A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.
2. A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.

   “I don't want to get involved in the standoff between those two.”

   “A tense standoff between demonstrators and police continued overnight.”

   “In recent months, both Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice and Captain America: Civil War have offered up big, flashy superhero standoffs as feuds of ideology and stubborn will.”

adj

1. (not-comparable)For use at a distance sufficient from the target to allow defensive fire to be evaded.

   “a standoff bomb, missile, or weapon”

verb

1. (alt-of, nonstandard)Nonstandard spelling of stand off.