Definition of widow-maker in English:

widow-maker

noun

informal

1A dangerous machine or piece of equipment.
Example sentencesExamples
- Here come the widow-makers, goes the cry as our tanks advance.
1. 1.1North American A dead branch caught precariously high in a tree which may fall on a person below.
  〈加〉挂在树上的危险断枝
  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-maker

nounˈwidōˌmākər

informal

1A thing with the potential to kill men.
〈非正式〉寡妇制造者，危及男人生命的事物
Example sentencesExamples
- Here come the widow-makers, goes the cry as our tanks advance.
1. 1.1North American A dead branch caught precariously high in a tree which may fall on a person below.
  〈加〉挂在树上的危险断枝
  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.

词汇	widow-maker
释义	Definition of widow-maker in English: widow-maker noun 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. 〈加〉挂在树上的危险断枝 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-maker nounˈwidōˌmākər informal 1A thing with the potential to kill men. 〈非正式〉寡妇制造者，危及男人生命的事物 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. 〈加〉挂在树上的危险断枝 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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