Bottom-dead-centre
noun
(engineering) the position of the crank of a reciprocating engine when the piston is at its nearest point to the crankshaft Also called outer dead centre
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- Bottom-drops-out--the
Also, the bottom falls out. A collapse occurs, as in The bottom dropped out of the steel market, or When they lost the game, the bottom fell out of their hopes to make the playoffs. This term alludes to collapsing deeper than the very lowest point, or bottom. [ First half of 1600s ]