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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
face-off       [feys-awf, -of] Pronunciation Key
–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]
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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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face-off

noun
1. a hostile disagreement face-to-face [syn: confrontation] 
2. (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players 

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Cut Off, LA (CDP, FIPS 18930) Location: 29.52941 N, 90.33464 W
Population (1990): 5325 (1857 housing units)
Area: 33.2 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 70345

Rocky Face, GA Zip code(s): 30740

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