widow-maker

Meaning

Noun

  • Something which or someone who takes the lives of men; a lethal hazard that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade.
  • The detached or broken limb of a tree, a hazard to those walking underneath.
  • Nickname of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter.

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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