hand-off

or hand·off

[hand-awf, -of]

noun

Football.

an offensive play in which a player, usually a back, hands the ball to a teammate.
the ball itself during the execution of such a transfer: He fumbled the hand-off.

Aviation. the condition or period in which control or surveillance of an aircraft is transferred from one control center to another.

Origin of hand-off

First recorded in 1895–1900; noun use of verb phrase hand off

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British Dictionary definitions for hand-off

hand-off

noun

the act of warding off an opposing player with the open hand

verb hand off

(tr, adverb) to ward off (an opponent) using a hand-off

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