DEADFALL


Meaning of DEADFALL in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ˌ fo ̇ l

Function: noun

Date: 1598

1 : a trap so constructed that a weight (as a heavy log) falls on an animal and kills or disables it

2 : a tangled mass of fallen trees and branches

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