deadman
[ ded-man, -muh n ]
/ ˈdɛdˌmæn, -mən /
noun, plural dead·men [ded-men, -muh n] /ˈdɛdˌmɛn, -mən/.
Building Trades.
a log, concrete block, etc., buried in the ground as an anchor.
a crutchlike prop temporarily supporting a pole or mast being erected.
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.
adjective
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.
Words nearby deadman
deadline,
deadlock,
deadly,
deadly nightshade,
deadly sins,
deadman,
deadpan,
deadrise,
deadweight tonnage,
deadwood,
deadwork
British Dictionary definitions for dead man
deadman
/ (ˈdɛdˌmæn) /
noun plural -men
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
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
Idioms and Phrases with dead man
dead man
see dead soldier.