dead centre

noun

1. the exact top ( top dead centre ) or bottom ( bottom dead centre ) of the piston stroke in a reciprocating engine or pump
2. a pointed rod mounted in the tailstock of a lathe to support a workpiece

Example Sentences

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

Imagine you are standing at the dead centre of a merry-go-round on which the horses are arranged in three concentric circles.

From Literature

Even so, the ball was dead centre, and had Guaita been better set it would have been a routine stop.

From The Guardian

Her second was perfect: dead centre with the right amount of elevation to allow Berntsen to unleash a cracking spike on his opponents.

From Reuters

They have a free-kick, just outside the D, just left of dead centre.

From The Guardian