deathblow

/ˈdɛθbləʊ/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

against, corrupt, under

VERB + DEATHBLOW

bridge, dealt, folded, strike

DEATHBLOW + NOUN

ferry

ADV.

finally

noun

A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâce.

He was also there at that fight when Hygelac folded under his deathblow.

Together we will finally strike a deathblow against the corrupt, bloated creature that is the so-called Republic.

Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.

The opening of the bridge dealt a deathblow to the ferry.

He was also there at that fight when Hygelac folded under his deathblow.

Wiktionary

Together we will finally strike a deathblow against the corrupt, bloated creature that is the so-called Republic.

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The opening of the bridge dealt a deathblow to the ferry.

Wiktionary

It proved to be the deathblow to their plan.

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