dead centre
Britishnoun
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the exact top ( top dead centre ) or bottom ( bottom dead centre ) of the piston stroke in a reciprocating engine or pump
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a pointed rod mounted in the tailstock of a lathe to support a workpiece
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The specialist bomb-aiming equipment developed for the raid was now useless, and Johnson was going to have to rely on instinct to drop the bomb dead centre.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2022
Even so, the ball was dead centre, and had Guaita been better set it would have been a routine stop.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 13, 2020
Really nice range for Palace here: dead centre, about 25 yards out.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 16, 2016
There amid the buzz & chatter of delegates, officials and newspapermen, they sat down in a vacant space in the dead centre of the room.
From Time Magazine Archive
It hit dead centre and busted through some paper and runged a bell.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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