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Definitions for Deadman

[1] Building Trades . a log, concrete block, etc., buried in the ground as an anchor.
[2] a crutchlike prop temporarily supporting a pole or mast being erected.
[3] Nautical . an object fixed on shore to hold a mooring line temporarily. a rope for hauling the boom of a derrick inboard after discharge of a load of cargo.
[4] Also dead-man's. Machinery , Automotive . of or relating to a control or switch on a powered machine or vehicle that disengages a blade or clutch, applies the brake, shuts off the engine, etc., when the driver or operator ceases to press a pedal, squeeze a throttle, etc.: deadman throttle; dead-man's control.
[5] civil engineering a heavy plate, wall, or block buried in the ground that acts as an anchor for a retaining wall, sheet pile, etc, by a tie connecting the two
[6] mountaineering a metal plate with a wire loop attached for thrusting into firm snow to serve as a belay point, a smaller version being known as a deadboy

Words nearby Deadman

deadline, deadlock, deadly, deadly nightshade, deadly sins, deadman, deadpan, deadrise, deadweight tonnage, deadwood, deadwork

Origin of Deadman

dead + man1