Definition of Dead on arrival

1. Adjective. (context: of a patient) found to be dead upon the arrival at hospital. ¹

2. Adjective. Found dead at a scene, upon the arrival of an emergency medical service (EMS), or the police. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dead On Arrival

dead man's hand
dead man's switch
dead man's switches
dead man walking
dead march
dead marine
dead meat
dead media
dead men
dead men tell no tales
dead metaphor
dead nerve
dead nettle
dead of night
dead on
dead on arrival (current term)
dead on target
dead or alive
dead person
dead president
dead presidents
dead pulp
dead reckoning
dead ringer
dead ringers
dead room
dead rubber
dead run
dead set
dead set(p)

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