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Mexican standoff

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-007101

Railroad slang for a near-collision between two trains, a head-on meeting that is narrowly averted. The phrase borrows from the general English sense of a stalemate in which no party can act without exposing itself to harm. An actual accidental head-on collision of two trains is called a cornfield meet.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-007101
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: Mexican Standoff; Spanish: Mexican standoff; French: quasi-collision
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-007101",
  "term": "Mexican standoff",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Railroad slang for a near-collision between two trains, a head-on meeting that is narrowly averted. The phrase borrows from the general English sense of a stalemate in which no party can act without exposing itself to harm. An actual accidental head-on collision of two trains is called a cornfield meet.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Mexican Standoff",
    "es": "Mexican standoff",
    "fr": "quasi-collision"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/mexican-standoff/"
}

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