Complete Definition of "deathblow"

English
Noun
en-noun|sg=deathblow

  1. A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace
  2. idiomatic something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence of some project etc

#:The opening of the bridge dealt a deathblow to the ferry.

Synonyms
italbrac|idiomatic: another nail in one's coffin

Category:Death

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