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Meanings of dead centre in English

The position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque.

Usage of dead centre in English
1
The bullet struck just above the rim of his helmet, dead centre.
Reuters
2
It landed dead centre on the hopper's open throat, and slithered down.
The Naked God
3
But in the dead centre of a cyclone one is in perfect peace.
The Blue Lagoon
4
A lone car was sitting dead centre in the westbound ruts.
61 hours
5
The starscrapers are dead centre. She shook her head in annoyance.
The Neutronium Alchemist
6
Eight miles in diameter, a perfect circle, with an island in the dead centre.
A Son of the Sun
7
Then the leverage decreases until the second dead centre is reached (Fig.
A Book of Exposition
8
The flywheel of his will-power hung on a dead centre.
True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office
9
They no longer had to hit it dead centre.
The Guardian
10
He placed the cross-hairs dead centre on the face.
Meltdown
11
Spot on - nail hit dead centre on head.
The Irish Times
12
If they move, or you give us the highball, we 'll plug 'em dead centre!
Beth Norvell: A Romance of the West
13
The shot smacks into the target, dead centre.
The Fearless
14
Should be dead centre in the window now.'
The Naked God
15
The cop started forward, but Hershie stopped him with one finger, dead centre in the flak jacket.
Super Man and the Bug Out
16
Unlike Robin Hood, the purpose isn't to split an arrow in the dead centre of the target.
Radio NZ
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