Roadkill Definition

rōdkĭl
noun
The body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a passing vehicle.
Webster's New World
One that has failed or been defeated and is no longer worthy of consideration.
American Heritage

(by extension) A helpless victim.

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Other Word Forms of Roadkill

Noun

Singular:
roadkill
Plural:
roadkills

Origin of Roadkill

Roadkill Sentence Examples

  • Here is a graph of the correlation between badger roadkill tuberculosis prevalence and cattle tuberculosis incidence.

  • One is a blood-splattered redneck who collects roadkill, dumping the bodies of dead deer into a fetid carcass swamp.

  • Meat needs to be hung for anything from 1-4 weeks before it is edible, so I see nothing wrong with humans eating roadkill.

  • Roadkill Tshirts features a wide selection of politically charged apparel, including "Already against the next war" and "1/20/09 - The end of an error."

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Words Starting With

RROROA

Words Ending With

LLLILL

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With R8 Letter Words Ending With L