deadman

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A long object, often a timber or log, buried to serve as an anchor for a wall or for stays.
    — The building code requires deadmen for retaining walls.
  2. A cutout device that operates in the event that an operator releases the control handles, leaves the operator's seat, or otherwise seems to be no longer present and alert.
    — a deadman device

词形变化

deadmen plural

词汇关系

衍生词
Deadman

词源

From dead + man. In the sense referring to a safety switch, the notion of an operator who is dead is the figurative archetype representing any incapacitation, absence, or inattention. See also Dead Hand in that regard.
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