"dead pool" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dead pools [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dead pool (plural dead pools)
  1. A game of prediction or gambling that involves guessing when people, typically celebrities, will die. Categories (topical): Gambling Synonyms: death pool
    Sense id: en-dead_pool-en-noun-ap-M8V9z Disambiguation of Gambling: 88 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54
  2. The point at which a reservoir no longer has enough water to flow downstream of its dam, at which point (for example) a dam's turbines are no longer able to generate power.
    Sense id: en-dead_pool-en-noun-88HiiWs8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: deadpool Related terms: tontine (english: dead pool; is a misnomer for tontine), pool of death, dead water (english: dead; another water phenomenon with in the name)

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