death blow



death blow

1. A hit or impact that causes immediate death. The warrior swiftly dealt a death blow to his adversary on the battlefield.
2. An event that causes the abrupt end of something. His arrest and subsequent conviction was a death blow to his successful career as an attorney. Despite the company's recent success, the massive recall proved to be its death blow.
See also: blow, death

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LunedLIN-ed (Welsh)Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Methuselahmə-THOO-zə-lə (English)Biblical
Marin['mærin]
Tzvia-Hebrew
Yessenia-Spanish (Latin American)
Herodes-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin