deadman (English, noun)
expansion: deadman (plural deadmen)
Senses:
glosses: A corpse
tags: obsolete
topics: business
construction
manufacturing
glosses: A long object, often a timber or log, buried to serve as an anchor for a wall or for stays.
topics: agriculture
business
lifestyle
manufacturing
rail-transport
railways
transport
qualifier: safety equipment
glosses: A cutout device that operates in the event that an operator releases the control handles, leaves the operator's seat, or otherwise seems to be no longer present and alert.
Forms:
form: deadmen
tags: plural