centre pass

British

noun

hockey a push or hit made in any direction to start the game or to restart the game after a goal has been scored

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In the meantime, here’s how the Diamonds ended their qualification campaign on Friday night: Related: Australia trounce Wales to secure Netball World Cup semi-final against Jamaica Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close The Diamonds are now on court and warming up ...and will also take the first centre pass.

From The Guardian

AEST00:06 The Diamonds are now on court and warming up ...and will also take the first centre pass.

From The Guardian

The Roses led throughout after turning over the Thistles' first centre pass, and found themselves 16 points ahead at half-time.

From BBC

Down the centre pass two slight lines, facsimile of the divisional lines traced by Alexander VI. on the first Borgian Map.

From Project Gutenberg

If the observer be stationary, in North latitude, and the centre pass on his polar side, he will experience a change of wind from Southward by the West towards North; but if it pass between him and the Equator, the change will be from Southward by the East towards North; but otherwise in South latitude, as his place in circles sketched will show more clearly than words.

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