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

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dead point

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

From Time Magazine Archive

"And when arrived at this dead point, what will become of us?" asked Michel Ardan.

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

They had then waylaid the present detachment, and were actually housed in perfect silence within their fort, when the mule of the trapper made such a dead point.

From The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West by Bonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de

Now, only supposing the Projectile's velocity to be absolutely annihilated at the dead point, the slightest force directing it towards the Moon would be certain to cause it finally to fall on her surface.

From All Around the Moon by Roth, Edward

We lacqueys are like sporting dogs; we follow up the game, and when they stop their running, make a dead point, until our masters bag them for themselves.

From Olla Podrida by Marryat, Frederick