death blow

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Definition of death blow in English English dictionary: If you say that an event or action deals a death blow to something such as a plan or hope, or is a death blow to something, you mean that it puts an end to it. The deportations would be a death blow to the peace process. an action or event that makes something fail or end death knell
deathblow: Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence of some project etc
The opening of the bridge dealt a deathblow to the ferry.
death-blow: fatal blow, hit causing death, destructive event
deathblow: {i} crushing blow, blow which causes death, killing blow
deathblow: A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace
deathblow: the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
deathblow: A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which kills or destroys

death blow

Turkish pronunciation

deth blō

/ˈdeᴛʜ ˈblō/ /ˈdɛθ ˈbloʊ/

[ 'deth ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English deeth, from Old English dEath; akin to Old Norse dauthi death, deyja to die; more at DIE.

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