deadman

See also: Deadman and dead man

English

Etymology

dead +‎ man

Noun

deadman (plural deadmen)

1. (obsolete) A corpse

   There is no deadman to be found at Deadman's Curve.

2. (construction) A long object, often a timber or log, buried to serve as an anchor for a wall or for stays.

   The building code requires deadmen for retaining walls.

3. (rail transport) A cutout device that operates in the event of driver incapacity.

Derived terms

• Deadman

Translations

a corpse

• Russian: труп (ru) m (trup)
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a long object, often a timber or log, buried to serve as an anchor for a wall or for stays

• Russian: анкерная сва́я (ankernaja svája), анкерный кол (ankernyj kol), сто́йка (ru) f (stójka)
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A cutout device that operates in the event of driver incapacity.

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• amanded