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face-off - 2 dictionary results

face-off

[feys-awf, -of]
–noun Ice Hockey.
1. the act of facing the puck, as at the start of a game or period.
2. an open confrontation.

Origin:
1895–1900; n. use of v. phrase face off
face-off   (fās'ôf', -ŏf')
n.  
  1. A method of starting play in ice hockey, lacrosse, and other games in which an official drops the puck or ball between two opposing players who contend for its control.
  2. A confrontation: "Marshall's face-off with Jefferson in Marbury v. Madison in 1803" (Newsweek).
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