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Meanings of dead centre in inglés

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

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Examples for "dead center"
Examples for "dead center"
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Farrow ironed out her course and aimed the careening car dead center.
Highways in Hiding
2
The water dead center in the pipe moves the fastest of all.
The Physics of Superheroes
3
I figured this plan would get things off dead center rather quickly.
The 5 love languages: the secret to love that lasts
4
I stand in the dead center, the table stretching out around me.
Crewel
5
Let Khalid Hassan's message of lead find the dead center of his heart.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
Usage of dead centre in inglés
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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
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Then the leverage decreases until the second dead centre is reached (Fig.
A Book of Exposition
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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
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The shot smacks into the target, dead centre.
The Fearless
14
Should be dead centre in the window now.'
The Naked God
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The cop started forward, but Hershie stopped him with one finger, dead centre in the flak jacket.
Super Man and the Bug Out
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Unlike Robin Hood, the purpose isn't to split an arrow in the dead centre of the target.
Radio NZ
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