LIFE-AND-DEATH


Meaning of LIFE-AND-DEATH in English

/luyf"euhn deth"/ , adj.

ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.

Also, life-or-death .

[ 1680-90 ]

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