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dead on arrival

dead on arrival adjective: found to be dead upon arriving at hospital.

Adjective

dead on arrival (not comparable)

  1. Found to be dead upon arriving at hospital.
  2. Found dead at a scene, upon the arrival of an emergency medical service (EMS) or the police.
    Synonyms:
    DOA
  3. (slang) Of a new item: received broken.
  4. (slang) Being a failure from the start, a nonstarter.

dead on arrival meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Malay

dead on arrival in Tamil

வரும்போதே இறப்பு

dead on arrival in Tagalog

dead when arriving at hospital
patay sa pagdating

dead on arrival in Malay

dead when arriving at hospital
mati ketika tiba

Synonyms of dead on arrival

Questions about dead on arrival

What does dead on arrival mean?
Dead on arrival means found to be dead upon arriving at hospital.
What is dead on arrival in Tamil?
Dead on arrival in Tamil is வரும்போதே இறப்பு. See Dead on arrival meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dead on arrival?
Dead on arrival is an adjective.

Words near dead on arrival in the dictionary

  1. dead of night
  2. dead of winter
  3. dead oil
  4. dead oils
  5. dead on
  6. dead on arrival
  7. dead on one's feet
  8. dead on the vine
  9. dead or alive
  10. dead pan
  11. dead panned

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