On Jul 21, 2:27*pm, John Smith wrote:
Jim Logajan wrote:
Sorry, but the phrase "far miss" appears at best to be an oxymoron. In fact
"near miss" appears in various Thesaurus as a synonym for "collision".

Let me guess: Those were online thesauri?

This is an aviation themed forum, and among those who speak airplane
the meaning of near miss is well understood.