widowmaker
Americannoun
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widowmakers
plural
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anything likely to cause sudden death, especially a danger in a male-dominated profession.
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Medicine/Medical. the anterior interventricular branch of the left coronary artery, or a blockage of it.
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a loose or broken tree limb that can easily fall on someone below and kill them.
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According to Braxton, she almost suffered a widowmaker heart attack, which is when the heart’s main artery gets nearly or fully blocked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
Its vast bond buying has bent a previously quiet market out of shape and sent the cost soaring for those staying in a trade nicknamed the "widowmaker" for its notorious unprofitability.
From Reuters ● Jul. 15, 2022
Dr. McCormack later told me a heart attack that occurs when the LAD is completely or almost completely blocked is commonly known as the widowmaker.
From Fox News ● Aug. 23, 2021
And the markets are littered with the failed careers of those who bet that ultra-low Japanese bond yields would not last; a trade known as "the widowmaker".
From Economist ● Jan. 10, 2018
Daylight savings time is a widowmaker: stay off the roads on Leap Forward day!
From Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow
Those teams cleaned up their mess and reseeded areas, while trail crews attacked widowmakers with chain saws.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2022
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