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face-off definition

face·-off (fās′ôf′)

noun

  1. Hockey the act of starting or resuming play when the referee drops the puck between two opposing players
  2. Informal a confrontation of persons or groups in opposition

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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