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hairbreadth

/ˈhɛrˌbrɛdθ/
noun
  1. An extremely small distance or margin.
    • They escaped disaster by a hairbreadth when the bridge collapsed behind them.
    • The car missed the pedestrian by a hairbreadth.
    • The election was decided by a hairbreadth, with only a few votes separating the candidates.
Synonyms
whiskerhair's-breadthiota
adjective
  1. Extremely narrow or close; involving a very small margin.
    • It was a hairbreadth victory, decided in the final seconds of the game.
    • The climber made a hairbreadth escape from the avalanche.
    • The detective solved the case with a hairbreadth clue that others had overlooked.
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