face-off
noun
- Hockey the act of starting or resuming play when the referee drops the puck between two opposing players
- Informal a confrontation of persons or groups in opposition
See face-off in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(fāsˈôfˌ, -ŏfˌ)
noun- 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.
- A confrontation: “Marshall's face-off with Jefferson in Marbury v. Madison in 1803” (Newsweek).
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