deathblow
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Noun[edit]
deathblow (plural deathblows)
- A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
- (figurative) Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
- The opening of the bridge dealt a deathblow to the ferry.
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Synonyms[edit]
- (something that brings something to an end): another nail in one's coffin
Translations[edit]
strike or blow
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