DEADFALL


Meaning of DEADFALL in English

/ded"fawl'/ , n.

1. a trap, esp. for large game, in which a weight falls on and crushes the prey.

2. a mass of brush and fallen trees.

[ 1605-15; DEAD + FALL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .