deadman

n. 木桩或水泥桩, 临时支撑物

词形变化

deadmen 复数 deadmen

别名

dead man

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    商务 建筑 工程

    The building code requires deadmen for retaining walls.

  2. 2.

    A cutout device that operates in the event that an operator releases the control handles, leaves the operator's seat, or otherwise seems to be no longer present and alert.

    植物学 商务 工程 交通

    a deadman device

词源

From dead + man. In the sense referring to a safety switch, the notion of an operator who is dead is the figurative archetype representing any incapacitation, absence, or inattention. See also Dead Hand in that regard.

来源：wiktionary