hand-off
or hand·off
Football.
an offensive play in which a player, usually a back, hands the ball to a teammate.
the ball itself during the execution of such a transfer: He fumbled the hand-off.
Aviation. the condition or period in which control or surveillance of an aircraft is transferred from one control center to another.
Origin of hand-off
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How to use hand-off in a sentence
She arrives alone—no publicist is there for the handoff—and when this is remarked upon, Kendrick looks surprised.
Distracted by other issues, neither campaign has addressed the tricky handoff at DHS.
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British Dictionary definitions for hand-off
/ rugby /
the act of warding off an opposing player with the open hand
(tr, adverb) to ward off (an opponent) using a hand-off
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