"roadkill" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹəʊdˌkɪl/ [UK] Audio: En-us-roadkill.oga [US] Forms: roadkills [plural]
Etymology: road + kill Etymology templates: {{compound|en|road|kill}} road + kill Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} roadkill (usually uncountable, plural roadkills)
  1. (chiefly US) the killing of an animal by a road vehicle Tags: US, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-roadkill-en-noun-7aqDhlyd Categories (other): American English
  2. (chiefly US) the animal(s) so killed Tags: US, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: road pizza
    Sense id: en-roadkill-en-noun-ZX7FzNcl Disambiguation of Death: 4 49 47 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 80 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 81 4
  3. (by extension) a helpless victim Tags: broadly, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-roadkill-en-noun-ph2m03cC Disambiguation of Death: 4 49 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: road kill Derived forms: roadkilled

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for roadkill meaning in All languages combined (2.6kB)

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