Roadkill

//ˈɹəʊdˌkɪl// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The killing of an animal by a road vehicle. US, uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle wordnet
  3. 3
    The animal or animals so killed. US, uncountable, usually

    "The van was heading straight for her and travelling faster and faster by the second. Zoe had to do something or she would be roadkill."

  4. 4
    A helpless victim. broadly, uncountable, usually

Synonyms

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road pizza

Example

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"Tom had a job as a roadkill picker-upper and he found it very distressing."

Etymology

From road + kill.

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