"dead pool" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dead pools [plural], deadpool [alternative]
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: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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