Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mining, unproductive ground; country-rock; any rock adjacent to a metalliferous deposit or vein, through which work has to be carried to develop a mine, but which itself contains no ore.
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I suspect they're in dead-ground [a place where they cannot be hit] to us due to the buildings. "
chained_bear commented on the word dead-ground
According to this site, "an area where attackers could not be seen or fired upon, a blind spot."
October 11, 2008