dead ahead

1. Directly or straight in front of one, as in There's the house, dead ahead. The use of dead in the sense of “straight” dates from the last quarter of the 1800s.

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Now it was the haystack ahead of us—dead ahead, high and yellow.

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Wave season — the time of year when most cruises are booked — is dead ahead.

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Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly said in June that alternative burial sites are being provided for families moving their dead ahead of the construction.

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But dead ahead, not more than thirty miles away, rose the snow-covered basalt peaks of Elephant Island.

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I am just wondering, dead ahead, do you think that explaining how the business model of Robinhood works to users is important?

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