face-off

Noun face-off has 2 senses

• face-off(n = noun.communication) confrontation, encounter, showdown - a hostile disagreement face-to-face;
is a kind of disagreement

• face-off(n = noun.act) - (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players;
is a kind of beginning, commencement, start
is a part of hockey, hockey game, ice hockey
Derived form verb face off₁