Crossword clues for centerpunch
centerpunch
Wiktionary
n. 1 A hand tool used to prepare a workpiece prior to drilling a hole. It typically compresses and then suddenly releases a spring, creating a small indentation that, in turn, guides and centers the drill. 2 The indentation left by such a tool. vb. 1 To prepare a workpiece for drilling by using a centerpunch to create an indentation. 2 To place something directly in the middle.
Usage examples of "centerpunch".
The Chevy was horizontal across the three and four lanes, caught a centerpunch from a long-distance moving van, lifted, went tail-over onto its roof, sliding across the shoulder, followed Jimmy over the side two hundred yards beyond him and came to rest against a low hillside.
If Westerbeke had made the hard left turn as ordered, at least half the bolt's energy would have centerpunched the vehicle instead of blasting a cavity in a wall of brick and climbing vines nearly a kilometer beyond the intended target.