deadman
noun
a log, concrete block, etc., buried in the ground as an anchor.
deadmen
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pluralof deadman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The derrick was moved by means of a cable wrapped around one spool of the Flory double-drum hoisting engine and leading forward and back to deadmen set at opposite ends of the service track.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette
Much difficulty was experienced with the mast's stays, which frequently required tightening on account of the "deadmen" working loose in the yielding peaty soil.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Sir Douglas Mawson
