DEADFALL


Meaning of DEADFALL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌfȯl ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.