1
: a trap so constructed that a weight (such as a heavy log) falls on an animal and kills or disables it
2
: a tangled mass of fallen trees and branches
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Satisfy wanted to build an ultra-durable pair of shorts that could withstand ultramarathons through desert brambles and snags or forests dense with deadfall.
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Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
Erin Gersh captured a limb from a large tree in her yard falling into a pile of deadfall.
—Morgan Womack, The Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2023
Then, a video demonstrating an ancient deadfall trap received over a million views.
—Oliver Whang, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023
Flylow also included an internal beacon pocket in the leg, adding utility for backcountry skiers who already plan to bushwhack through deadfall in search of untouched powder.
—Nick Cote, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2019
Seems like everyone hits the same two big sections of deadfall that are just heinous to navigate through, and everyone is less than enthusiastic about those portions of the ridge.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2020
Amid thick deadfall in the high country, every root and bleached cow femur can resemble an antler.
—The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022
Over the final mile to the summit, the trail dodges among deadfall and wood chips left from when the trail was cleared of obstacles.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 20 Aug. 2021
His warning, the tree-climbing vernacular for plummeting deadfall, fills the forest moments before a branch whooshes passed, inches from my head.
—Thayer Walker, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2016
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Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
Erin Gersh captured a limb from a large tree in her yard falling into a pile of deadfall.
—Morgan Womack, The Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2023
Then, a video demonstrating an ancient deadfall trap received over a million views.
—Oliver Whang, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023
Flylow also included an internal beacon pocket in the leg, adding utility for backcountry skiers who already plan to bushwhack through deadfall in search of untouched powder.
—Nick Cote, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2019
Seems like everyone hits the same two big sections of deadfall that are just heinous to navigate through, and everyone is less than enthusiastic about those portions of the ridge.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2020
Amid thick deadfall in the high country, every root and bleached cow femur can resemble an antler.
—The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022
Over the final mile to the summit, the trail dodges among deadfall and wood chips left from when the trail was cleared of obstacles.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 20 Aug. 2021
His warning, the tree-climbing vernacular for plummeting deadfall, fills the forest moments before a branch whooshes passed, inches from my head.
—Thayer Walker, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2016
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“Deadfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadfall. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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