English Dictionary

dead center

noun

Synonym of dead point: the position at which a crank is in a direct line with a connecting rod. / A nonrevolving center in a lathe. / (idiomatic) The exact center.

The target was hit dead center.

意味（1）

Synonym of dead point: the position at which a crank is in a direct line with a connecting rod.

意味（2）

A nonrevolving center in a lathe.

意味（3）

(idiomatic) The exact center.

1894, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill, the Dead-Center Shot