dead point

American  

noun

Machinery.

1. dead center.

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dead point British  

noun

1. another name for dead centre

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Etymology

Origin of dead point

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

At the engine's "dead point," Lincoln said, even a single turn is "extremely difficult."

From Time Magazine Archive

At the engine's "dead point," Lincoln said, even a single turn is "extremely difficult."

From Time Magazine Archive

It is due to an empty space, a dead point in memory, or in consciousness, that produces a defective idea or gives one no idea at all of what has happened.

From The Education of the Child by Key, Ellen

"Suppose we reach this dead point," asked Ardan; "what then is to become of us?"

From All Around the Moon by Roth, Edward

The speed retained had borne the projectile beyond the dead point.

From From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon by Verne, Jules