dead pool
dead pool · dead pools
A game of prediction or gambling that involves guessing when people, typically…A game of prediction or gambling that involves guessing when people, typically celebrities, will die.
» Tom was found dead in his pool.
Том был найден мёртвым в своём бассейне.
Meaning
2 sensesA game of prediction or gambling that involves guessing when people, typically celebrities, will die.
The point at which a reservoir no longer has enough water to flow downstream of its dam, at which point (for example) a dam's turbines are no longer able to generate power.
Examples
3 sentencesTom was found dead in his pool.
ruТом был найден мёртвым в своём бассейне.
The survivors were shot dead in the pool.
Sami found Layla dead in the pool.