roadkill — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The killing of an animal by a road vehicle.

   Usage

   • US usage
   • Uncountable
   • usually

2. The killing of an animal by a road vehicle. A successful kill in a deathmatch game by hitting an opponent with a road vehicle. A point or score (when considered collectively) gained by successfully killing opponents by a road vehiclein a deathmatch game.

   Usage

   • US usage
   • Uncountable
   • usually

3. The animal or animals so killed.

   Usage

   • US usage
   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Synonyms

   road pizza

   Examples

   The van was heading straight for her and travelling faster and faster by the second. Zoe had to do something or she would be roadkill.

4. A helpless victim.

   Usage

   • broadly
   • Uncountable
   • usually

Noun

1. the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle

   Broader terms

   bodydead body

   Examples

   vultures usually feed on carrion or roadkill