Definitions for Deadman

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Deadman dead·man

Spelling: [ded-man, -muh n]

IPA: /ˈdɛdˌmæn, -mən/

Deadman is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 122 anagrams from letters in Deadman (aaddemn).

Definitions for Deadman

noun

1. Building Trades. a log, concrete block, etc., buried in the ground as an anchor.
2. a crutchlike prop temporarily supporting a pole or mast being erected.
3. 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

1. 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.:

Origin of Deadman

dead + man¹

Examples for Deadman

"The first land we made it was called the deadman," and they sang to the end very vigourously.

The miners on deadman's Flat were jubilant, not to say uproarious.

A small wood close by rejoices in the name of "deadman's Acre."

They returned, therefore, to deadman's Alley, threading the bye-streets with the same secrecy as before.

It came from the vast concave of deadman's Bay, rising and falling against the pebble dyke.

deadman's Reach is as perilous for its reefs as for its mussels.

Yes, but the dark Justice League—with Swamp Thing, Etrigan, Constantine, deadman, and others.

The dead are the defence of the living, and we are under the lee of deadman's Berg.

She was hauled out of deadman's Dock into the river on January 13th, 1800, with her full complement of men and stores on board.

Fish were plenty every season one side or t'other of deadman's Cape, and there was lots of fur and swiles t' winter.