hand-off

[hand-awf, -of]

hand-off

[hand-awf, -of]
noun
1.
Football.
a.
an offensive play in which a player, usually a back, hands the ball to a teammate.
b.
the ball itself during the execution of such a transfer: He fumbled the hand-off.
2.
Aviation. the condition or period in which control or surveillance of an aircraft is transferred from one control center to another.
Also, hand·off.


Origin:
1895–1900; noun use of verb phrase hand off
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Hand-off is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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World English Dictionary
hand-off
 
n
1.  the act of warding off an opposing player with the open hand
 
vb
2.  (tr, adverb) to ward off (an opponent) using a hand-off

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