"death slot" meaning in All languages combined

See death slot on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: death slots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} death slot (plural death slots)
  1. (television) graveyard slot Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-death_slot-en-noun-WrZVSFCZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: broadcasting, media, television

Inflected forms

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