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n. A corpse

n. A long object, often a timber or log, buried to serve as an anchor for a wall or for stays.

n. A cutout device with operates in the event of driver incapacity.

"When Pleasant and his co-workers at rig owner Transocean finally got the go-ahead to throw the so-called deadman's switch, they realized there was no hydraulic power to operate the machinery."

dead-man    wah-wah    flangeway    rat-trap    three-position