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
We were dead centre at the centre of that debacle.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 21, 2014
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
There amid the buzz & chatter of delegates, officials and newspapermen, they sat down in a vacant space in the dead centre of the room.
From Time Magazine Archive
It wasn’t the largest in the forest, or in its dead centre, or remarkable in any other way.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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