Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An animal or animals killed by being struck by a motor vehicle.
- noun Slang One that has failed or been defeated and is no longer worthy of consideration.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The body of an animal killed by a vehicle on a road. Also used metaphorically.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the
killing of ananimal by aroad vehicle - noun the animal(s) so killed
- noun by extension a
helpless victim
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle
Etymologies
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Examples
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If roadkill is exempt, poachers have an easy way out.
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In that area of the country, roadkill is part of the cuisine.
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If roadkill is exempt, poachers have an easy way out.
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There's no regular German word for "roadkill" - it's an American concept, though I'm sure they run animals over on the autobahn.
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There's no regular German word for "roadkill" - it's an American concept, though I'm sure they run animals over on the autobahn.
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There's no regular German word for "roadkill" - it's an American concept, though I'm sure they run animals over on the autobahn.
February 2010 2010
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Anywhere I've ever been, any "roadkill" taken had to have a donation permit associated with it, I agree with jay.
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Anywhere I've ever been, any "roadkill" taken had to have a donation permit associated with it, I agree with jay.
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The technical term for an author whose book only makes 50% sell-through is "roadkill"; I think I'd have to look it up that my only book that didn't make 70% was the hardcover of my first novel.
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The pundits described our party as "roadkill" that would be left out of America's new conservative future.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Clyburn Will Stand by the Values, Policies That Make Us Democrats Rep. Luis Gutierrez 2010
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