dead heat

English

Noun

dead heat (plural dead heats)

(idiomatic) a close race or contest in which no winner is apparent
Polls indicated a dead heat for the office of dog catcher.
- 1964, Ken Kesey, Sometimes a Great Notion
  Just as Hank had predicted, we had reached the work site in a dead heat with gray dawn.

Synonyms

draw
tie

Translations

close race

German: unentschiedenes Rennen
Hungarian: holtverseny (hu)

Spanish: empate (es) m, carrera cabeza con cabeza f
Swedish: dött lopp (sv)

See also

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