"roadkill" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹəʊdˌkɪl/ [UK] Audio: En-us-roadkill.oga Forms: roadkills [plural]
Etymology: From road + kill. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|road|kill}} road + kill Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} roadkill (usually uncountable, plural roadkills)
  1. (chiefly US, automotive) The killing of an animal by a road vehicle. Tags: US, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-roadkill-en-noun-kNnLtmSI Categories (other): American English Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  2. (chiefly US, automotive) The animal or animals so killed. Tags: US, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Automotive Synonyms: road pizza
    Sense id: en-roadkill-en-noun-bXlXciRH Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 59 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 59 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 65 8 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  3. (by extension) A helpless victim. Tags: broadly, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-roadkill-en-noun-FqQMusQ0 Disambiguation of Death: 8 29 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: road kill Derived forms: roadkilled

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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