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(chiefly US) the killing of an animal by a road vehicle / (chiefly US) the animal(s) so killed / (by extension) a helpless victim

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roadkill

Source Word

roadkill

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

US uncountable usually broadly

Japanese Meaning

道路上で車両に轢かれた動物 / （比喩的に）無防備な犠牲者

On my morning walk I stopped to take a photo of a squirrel that had become roadkill on the side of the road.

朝の散歩で、道端に車にはねられて死んでいたリスの写真を撮るために立ち止まりました。

Sense（1）

(chiefly US) the killing of an animal by a road vehicle

Sense（2）

(chiefly US) the animal(s) so killed

Sense（3）

(by extension) a helpless victim

roadkills

（ plural ）