roadkill
English
/ˈɹəʊdˌkɪl/
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) the killing of an animal by a road vehicle
- (chiefly) the animal(s) so killed
- (by extension) a helpless victim
Etymology
Compound from English road + English kill.
Origin
English
kill
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- E-road English
- antiroad English
- autokill English
- buzzkill English
- byroad English
- cartroad English
- crossroad English
- fishkill English
- grid road English
- homekill English
- instakill English
- kill English
- kill off English
- kill stealer English
- kill-courtesy English
- kill-devil English
- kill-priest English
- kill-the-beggar English
- kill-time English
- killability English
- killable English
- killbit English
- killboard English
- killbot English
- killbuck English
- killcalf English
- killcow English
- killcrop English
- killer English
- killest English
- killeth English
- killfilter English
- killing English
- killjoy English
- killographic English
- killology English
- killshot English
- killstreak English
- killworthy English
- lambkill English
- nanoroad English
- nonroad English
- onroad English
- outkill English
- overkill English
- permakill English
- postroad English
- railroad English
- rekill English
- road English
- road case English
- roadability English
- roadable English
- roadbase English
- roadbed English
- roadblock English
- roadbook English
- roadbuilder English
- roadbuilding English
- roadburner English
- roadcraft English
- roadcrew English
- roadcut English
- roaded English
- roader English
- roadgeek English
- roadgoing English
- roadholding English
- roadhouse English
- roadie English
- roading English
- roadish English
- roadkilled English
- roadless English
- roadlike English
- roadmaker English
- roadmaking English
- roadman English
- roadmaster English
- roadmender English
- roadmending English
- roadometer English
- roadrunner English
- roadshow English
- roadside English
- roadslope English
- roadstead English
- roadster English
- roadstone English
- roadtest English
- roadwarrior English
- roadway English
- roadweed English
- roadwheel English
- roadwork English
- roadworker English
- roadworn English
- roadworthy English
- seckill English
- self-kill English
- sideroad English
- slip road English
- spawnkill English
- superroad English
- teamkill English
- tramroad English
- underkill English
- unkill English
- whale-road English
- winterkill English
- roudata Finnish
- キル Japanese
- killen Middle English
- rode Middle English
- रोड Hindi
- kilim Tok Pisin
- kilman Tok Pisin
- rot Tok Pisin
- kiri Sranan Tongo
- kilim Pijin
- kilim Kriol
- kill
- road
- killer
- E-road
- rekill
- byroad
- roaded
- onroad
- roadie
- roader
- unkill
- seckill
- roadway
- killcow
- killeth
- roadish
- killbot
- roadbed
- killbit
- roadcut
- killjoy
- roading
- outkill
- killing
- killest
- nonroad
- roadman
- sideroad
- homekill
- teamkill
- roadbase
- roadgeek
- nanoroad
- buzzkill
- roadable
- autokill
- killcalf
- antiroad
- killbuck
- fishkill
- roadcrew
- overkill
- roadless
- roadwork
- roadbook
- cartroad
- kill off
- roadster
- postroad
- roadworn
- killshot
- roadlike
- railroad
- lambkill
- killcrop
- killable
- roadweed
- roadtest
- roadshow
- roadside
- tramroad
- roadmaker
- roadwheel
- killology
- self-kill
- roadcraft
- grid road
- road case
- roadstone
- permakill
- slip road
- killboard
- instakill
- roadhouse
- spawnkill
- superroad
- roadgoing
- underkill
- roadslope
- crossroad
- kill-time
- roadstead
- roadblock
- winterkill
- roadrunner
- killworthy
- roadmender
- whale-road
- roadmaster
- killfilter
- killstreak
- roadometer
- roadkilled
- kill-devil
- roadmaking
- roadworker
- roadburner
- roadworthy
- roadmending
- killability
- roadwarrior
- roadholding
- kill-priest
- roadability
- roadbuilder
- roadbuilding
- kill stealer
- killographic
- kill-courtesy
- kill-the-beggar