deadpool

Alternative form of dead pool (“a point at which a reservoir no longer has enough water”).

Noun

Alternative form of dead pool (“a point at which a reservoir no longer has enough water”).
- The base of the saddle dam is at an approximate elevation of 10,080 feet, which appears to be about 25 feet above the minimum pool water level. This option would necessitate complete drainage of the reservoir (to...
- The hydraulic head is the difference between the normal maximum water surface elevation and the deadpool (e.g. the water level below which water can no longer be discharged) elevation. - 2010, Los Vaqueros Reservoir...
- Now many dams are approaching deadpool, without enough water to even flow past the dam or turn the electric generators, and more and more rivers don't even reach the sea, even the mighty Nile. - 2016 July 28, Paul...
Alternative form of dead pool (“a game of predicting when people will die”).

Of a company or project, to fail, to shut down, or to go bankrupt.
- After burning through $10.5 million in capital that was raised over the three years of its operation, and unable to generate enough revenue to keep the website afloat, the company began looking for a new buyer. Judy's...
- The lbs market is evolving so rapidly that some well-known names (Gowalla, Brightkite, Babbleville) have already gone under—“deadpooled” is the industry term—or been acquired (such as Loopt, which prepaid card...
- Although the influx of start-ups was relatively higher previously, many start-ups have deadpooled too. - 2023 July 31, “Web3 start-ups’ growth stalls amid regulatory uncertainty”, in Businessline, Chennai, Tamil Nadu:...