widow-maker

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Synonyms: widow, window, widom, wido, widow maker, widowmaker, widor, idol, endow, wisdom, winnow

Antonyms: widow, window, widom, wido, widow maker, widowmaker, widor, idol, endow, wisdom, winnow

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|idiomatic}} Something which or someone who takes a person's life, particularly men; a [[lethal]] [[hazard]] that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade.
2. {{lb|en|forestry}} The [[detached]] or [[broken]] [[limb]] of a [[tree]], a [[hazard]] to those walking underneath.
3. {{lb|en|medicine|informal}} An [[occlusion]] of the [[left]] [[coronary artery]] or its [[anterior]] [[interventricular]] [[branch]], which is likely to cause a [[fatal]] [[heart attack]].
4. {{senseid|en|Q159881}} {{lb|en|military|slang}} The {{w|Lockheed F-104 Starfighter}}.

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