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Impasse A bargaining impasse occurs when the two sides negotiating an agreement are unable to reach an agreement and become deadlocked. An impasse is almost invariably mutually harmful, either as a result of direct action which may be taken such as a st ...

, two sides negotiating an agreement are unable to reach an agreement and become deadlocked *

Stalemate Stalemate is a situation in the game of chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check and has no legal move. Stalemate results in a draw. During the endgame, stalemate is a resource that can enable the player with the inferior ...

, a situation in the game of chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal move *

Mexican standoff A Mexican standoff is a confrontation in which no strategy exists that allows any party to achieve victory. Any party initiating aggression might trigger its own demise. At the same time, the parties are unable to extricate themselves from the sit ...

, a confrontation amongst three or more parties in which neither party can proceed nor retreat without being exposed to danger Standoff or stand-off may also refer to:

Media production

* ''Standoff'' (TV series), a 2006–2007 Fox Broadcasting television series *''Stand Off'', a 2012 film written and directed by Terry George (known as ''

Whole Lotta Sole ''Whole Lotta Sole'' (known as ''Stand Off'' in North America) is a 2012 independent criminal comedy film co-written and directed by Terry George and starring Brendan Fraser, David O'Hara, Colm Meaney, Yaya DaCosta and Martin McCann. Plot Ho ...

'' in Europe) *''

American Standoff ''American Standoff'' is a 2002 American documentary film by Kristi Jacobson which documents much of a strike by the Teamsters against a package delivery company, Overnite Transportation (now a subsidiary of United Parcel Service). The film follow ...

'', a 2002 American documentary about a strike * ''Standoff'' (film), a 2016 film * ''Standoff'' (Homeland), an episode of the television series ''Homeland''

Weaponry

Standoff missile Standoff weapons are missiles or bombs which may be launched from a distance sufficient to allow attacking personnel to evade the effect of the weapon or defensive fire from the target area. Typically, they are used against land- and sea-based targ ...

, a type of missile or bomb released at a safe distance from the target which travels autonomously to the target *

AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon The AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is a glide bomb that resulted from a joint venture between the United States United States Navy, Navy and United States Air Force, Air Force to deploy a standardized medium range precision guided weapon, ...

, the product of a joint venture between the United States Navy and Air Force * Standoff Land Attack Missile

Sports

* Stand-off (rugby league), an English alternative name for

five-eighth Five-eighth or Stand-off is one of the positions in a rugby league football team. Wearing jersey number 6, this player is one of the two half backs in a team, partnering the . Sometimes known as the pivot or second receiver, in a traditional a ...

, one of the rugby league positions *Stand-off, an alternative name for

fly-half In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16– ...

, one of the rugby union positions

Other uses

* Standoff (separator), used in mechanics and electronics to separate two parts from one another *

Standoff distance Standoff distance is a security term that refers to measures to prevent unscreened and potentially threatening people and vehicles from approaching within a certain distance of a building, car, or other shelter, roadblock or other location, or to ...

, a certain safe distance from a hazard or objective (live bomb, fire, artillery aimpoint, etc.), defined by a standard operating procedure * Stand Off, Alberta, Canada, unincorporated community * Standoff (draw) * Standoff (video game), a video game formerly known as ''Active Shooter'' *

Shootout A shootout, also called a firefight or gunfight, is a fight between armed combatants using firearms. The term can be used to describe any such fight, though it is typically used to describe those that do not involve military forces or only invo ...

, a fight between armed combatants using firearms {{Disambiguation