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noun road·kill \ ˈrōd-ˌkil \
|Updated on: 16 Jul 2018

Definition of roadkill

1 : the remains of an animal that has been killed on a road by a motor vehicle
2 : one that falls victim to intense competition
  • political roadkill
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road-killed

play \ˈrōd-ˌkild\ adjective

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Examples of roadkill in a Sentence

  1. There is a lot of roadkill along the highway.

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First Known Use of roadkill

1946

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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ROADKILL Defined for English Language Learners

roadkill

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Definition of roadkill for English Language Learners

  • : animals that have been killed by being hit by cars and other vehicles

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