dead pool
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English
Noun
dead pool (plural dead pools)
- A game of prediction or gambling that involves guessing when people, typically celebrities, will die.
- Synonym: death pool
- The point at which a reservoir no longer has enough water to flow downstream of its dam, at which point (for example) a dam's turbines are no longer able to generate power.
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See also
- tontine ("dead pool" is a misnomer for tontine)
- pool of death
- dead water (another water phenomenon with "dead" in the name)