plural of dead soldier

(idiomatic) Sleeping in a deep sleep

plural of dead zone

An area with no life. / (ecology) An area of the ocean where oxygen levels are too low to support life, especially as a result of pollution.

(law, historical, Scotland) The part of a man's movable property which he may bequeath by will, and which is not due to wife and children.

plural of dead cake

plural of dead-eye

plural of dead-rope

(nautical) A rope not running in any block.

Having failed at an early stage, never reaching fruition.