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death against

death against is the alternative form of dead against.

Meaning of dead against

Preposition

dead against

  1. Unequivocally and intransigently opposed to.
    • We had hauled up here to the S.W., in order to go sharp round the southern extreme of the Maldiva Archipelago, and, if possible, proceed by the northern, or short route, and run our westing down in 4° or 5° south latitude ; but, as we got to the westward, we found the wind more dead against us, so...1828, James Silk Buckingham, The Oriental Herald, page 410

Questions about death against

What is death against the alternative form of?
Death against is the alternative form of dead against.

Words near death against in the dictionary

  1. death
  2. death 'n' roll
  3. death acids
  4. death adder
  5. death adders
  6. death against
  7. death and taxes
  8. death angel
  9. death angels
  10. death barrier
  11. death barriers

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