What (who) is deathblow - definition
deathblow
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Deathblow (disambiguation)
n. to deal a deathblow (they dealt the enemy a deathblow)
Deathblow
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Deathblow (disambiguation)
·noun A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which kills or destroys.
Deathblow Hill
NOVEL BY PHOEBE ATWOOD TAYLOR
Deathblow Hill, first published in 1935, is a detective story by Phoebe Atwood Taylor which features her series detective Asey Mayo, the "Codfish Sherlock". This novel is a mystery of the type known as a whodunnit.
Examples of use of deathblow
1. The Internet has not delivered a deathblow to movie rentals.
2. Trying to do so just deals a deathblow to Afghan farmers.
3. The construction of the interstate highway system during the 1'50s struck a deathblow to many American hometowns.
4. Decertification too would deal a deathblow to some of the most significant advances in U.S.–Venezuelan relations in years.
5. "The United States and its allies have failed to deal a deathblow to al–Qaida; the organization‘s ideology appears to have taken root to such a degree that it will require decades to eradicate," the report said.