What does "close call" mean?

A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided.

What is a synonym for "close call"?

Common synonyms include: close shave, dang near, narrow escape, near miss, squeak, squeaker.

Pronounced //kləʊs ˈkɔːl//.

/kləʊs ˈkɔːl/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided.
"He had a close call when a truck ran a red light and almost hit him."
2
something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin wordnet

"He had a close call when a truck ran a red light and almost hit him."