roadkill

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roadkill

/ˈɹəʊdˌkɪl/ UK
/ˈɹoʊdˌkɪl/ Canada, US

noun roadkills · road kill

US, uncountable, usually The killing of an animal by a road vehicle.
US, uncountable, usually A successful kill in a deathmatch game by hitting an opponent with a road vehicle. A point or score (when considered collectively) gained by successfully killing opponents by a road vehiclein a deathmatch game.
US, uncountable, usually The animal or animals so killed. The van was heading straight for her and travelling faster and faster by the second. Zoe had to do something or she would be roadkill.
Similar: road pizza
broadly, uncountable, usually A helpless victim.

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noun animal killed by a road vehicle

Deutsch	überfahrenes Tier

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@misc{roadkill_2026,
  title = {roadkill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roadkill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}