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Definition of widow-maker in English: widow-makernoun informal 1A dangerous machine or piece of equipment. Example sentencesExamples - Here come the widow-makers, goes the cry as our tanks advance.
- 1.1North American A dead branch caught precariously high in a tree which may fall on a person below.
Example sentencesExamples - In favor of grazing cattle and the occasional hunting camp, the government had dashed our hopes like a falling widow-maker.
- Branches over a trail that are broken and being suspended by other branches - called ‘widow-makers’ by woods-workers - are the most common of these.
Definition of widow-maker in US English: widow-makernounˈwidōˌmākər informal 1A thing with the potential to kill men. Example sentencesExamples - Here come the widow-makers, goes the cry as our tanks advance.
- 1.1North American A dead branch caught precariously high in a tree which may fall on a person below.
Example sentencesExamples - Branches over a trail that are broken and being suspended by other branches - called ‘widow-makers’ by woods-workers - are the most common of these.
- In favor of grazing cattle and the occasional hunting camp, the government had dashed our hopes like a falling widow-maker.
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