deadman

See also: dead man

English

dead +‎ man

deadman (plural deadmen)

(obsolete) A corpse
There is no deadman to be found at Deadman's Curve.
(construction) A long object, often a timber or log, buried to serve as an anchor for a wall or for stays.
The building code requires deadmen for retaining walls.
(rail transport) A cutout device that operates in the event of driver incapacity.

a corpse

a long object, often a timber or log, buried to serve as an anchor for a wall or for stays

Russian: анкерная сва́я (ankernaja svája), анкерный кол (ankernyj kol), сто́йка (ru) f (stójka)

A cutout device that operates in the event of driver incapacity.

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