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 • Dec. 8, 2022
He shows a plan of an ideal city, with runways at its dead centre and "aerolanes" connecting such things as "E-fulfilment facilities" and a "medical and wellness cluster".
From The Guardian • Mar. 3, 2013
This is the dead centre of troll territory; what they're looking for is that sharp intake of breath; the collective, "How can you say that?" outrage.
From The Guardian • Jun. 12, 2012
From the vantage of such self-candor Yeats could see at first hand that a world in which mind and body are divorced reaches its dead centre in a loveless heart.
From Time Magazine Archive
Finding nothing, no bait and no new idea, I sat up—only to discover that I was dead centre in the focus of his stare.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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