dead pool

See also: deadpool

English

Noun

dead pool (plural dead pools)

1. A game of prediction or gambling that involves guessing when people, typically celebrities, will die.

   Synonym: death pool

2. 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.

Alternative forms

• deadpool

See also

• tontine ("dead pool" is a misnomer for tontine)
• pool of death
• dead water (another water phenomenon with "dead" in the name)

Anagrams

• adelopod