English Explanatory Dictionary

dead on arrival

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Found to be dead upon arriving at hospital.
  2. Found dead at a scene, upon the arrival of an emergency medical service (EMS) or the police.
  3. Of a new item: received broken.
  4. Being a failure from the start, a nonstarter.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

dead on arrival

Synonyms

DOA
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