Deadfall — synonyms, definition

1. deadfall (Noun) N. Amer

deadwood

deadfall (Noun) — A branch or a part of a tree that is dead.

deadfall (Noun) — A trap for animals, consisting of a heavy board or log that falls on to the animal. ex. "A deadfall is made by placing one end of a suitably sized log - one perhaps fifteen feet long and a foot in diameter - on a figure four trap, so adjusted that its spindle end, to which the bait is secured, shall be poised beneath the upraised end of the log"

branch