Definitions for hand-off
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hand′-off`(n.)
or hand′off`
an offensive play in football in which a player, usu. a back, hands the ball to a teammate. the ball itself during the execution of such a transfer.
Category: Sport
Origin of hand-off:
1895–1900
Wiktionary
hand-off(Noun)
A pass made in a backward direction.
hand-off(Noun)
The transfer of the radar identification of an aircraft from one controller to another when the aircraft enters the receiving controller's airspace and radio communications with the aircraft are transferred.
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