noun
Etymology
Origin of deadfall
Example Sentences
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Near Brown’s fountain, Echo Park artist Hoehn will present “Deadfall,” a massive fallen fig tree embedded with carved cheerleader legs and skirts — imagery drawn from her Texas upbringing.
From Los Angeles Times
Two hours drive away, we reach the Deadfall Hills.
From BBC
Deadfall is a particularly thorny problem, and the club’s latter-day lumberjacks head out with chain saws in tow to remove trees upward of 4 feet in diameter.
From Seattle Times
Then, a video demonstrating an ancient deadfall trap received over a million views.
From New York Times
With a nervous look at the shadows under the trees, Nhamo crossed the clearing and quickly gathered firewood from a deadfall in a dry streambed.
From Literature
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