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
Example Sentences
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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
Even so, the ball was dead centre, and had Guaita been better set it would have been a routine stop.
From The Guardian
Her second was perfect: dead centre with the right amount of elevation to allow Berntsen to unleash a cracking spike on his opponents.
From Reuters
They have a free-kick, just outside the D, just left of dead centre.
From The Guardian
This teen romance, with live music, is even better than I remembered and this time I get a better view as I’m up close and dead centre in the first row.
From The Guardian
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