deadman

[ ded-man, -muhn ]

/ ˈdɛdˌmæn, -mən /

noun, plural dead·men [ded-men, -muhn]. /ˈdɛdˌmɛn, -mən/.

Building Trades. a log, concrete block, etc., buried in the ground as an anchor.

a crutchlike prop temporarily supporting a pole or mast being erected.

Nautical.

an object fixed on shore to hold a mooring line temporarily.
a rope for hauling the boom of a derrick inboard after discharge of a load of cargo.

adjective

Also dead-man's. Machinery, Automotive. of or relating to a control or switch on a powered machine or vehicle that disengages a blade or clutch, applies the brake, shuts off the engine, etc., when the driver or operator ceases to press a pedal, squeeze a throttle, etc.: deadman throttle; dead-man's control.

Origin of deadman

dead + man

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British Dictionary definitions for deadman

deadman

/ (ˈdɛdˌmæn) /

noun plural -men

civil engineering a heavy plate, wall, or block buried in the ground that acts as an anchor for a retaining wall, sheet pile, etc, by a tie connecting the two

mountaineering a metal plate with a wire loop attached for thrusting into firm snow to serve as a belay point, a smaller version being known as a deadboy

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Idioms and Phrases with deadman

dead man

see dead soldier.

单词	deadman
释义	deadman [ ded-man, -muhn ] / ˈdɛdˌmæn, -mən / noun, plural dead·men [ded-men, -muhn]. /ˈdɛdˌmɛn, -mən/. Building Trades. a log, concrete block, etc., buried in the ground as an anchor. a crutchlike prop temporarily supporting a pole or mast being erected. Nautical. an object fixed on shore to hold a mooring line temporarily. a rope for hauling the boom of a derrick inboard after discharge of a load of cargo. adjective Also dead-man's. Machinery, Automotive. of or relating to a control or switch on a powered machine or vehicle that disengages a blade or clutch, applies the brake, shuts off the engine, etc., when the driver or operator ceases to press a pedal, squeeze a throttle, etc.: deadman throttle; dead-man's control. Origin of deadman dead + man Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for deadman deadman / (ˈdɛdˌmæn) / noun plural -men civil engineering a heavy plate, wall, or block buried in the ground that acts as an anchor for a retaining wall, sheet pile, etc, by a tie connecting the two mountaineering a metal plate with a wire loop attached for thrusting into firm snow to serve as a belay point, a smaller version being known as a deadboy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with deadman dead man see dead soldier. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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