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• Dead on arrival — For other uses, see Dead on arrival (disambiguation). Dead on arrival or D.O.A. (also dead in the field) is a term used to indicate that a patient was found to be already clinically dead upon the arrival of professional medical assistance, often… …   Wikipedia

• dead on arrival — without any chance for success. Five years ago the industry appeared dead on arrival. The idea of legalizing some drugs is a concept that s dead on arrival in many law enforcement circles. Usage notes: often used in referring to something that… …   New idioms dictionary

• Dead On Arrival — Die DOA Regelung (dead on arrival, engl. tot bei Ankunft oder defective on arrival, engl. defekt bei Ankunft) ist ein besonderer Service, den einige Hersteller ihren Kunden im Rahmen ihrer Garantie bieten. Ist ein Gerät, das man z. B. über… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• dead on arrival — (DOA)  Not viable. Frequently, the president’s budget plan is declared “dead on arrival” by the opposition party in Congress. In medicine, “dead on arrival” refers to the patient’s condition when reaching the hospital …   American business jargon

• dead on arrival — used to describe a person who is declared dead immediately upon arrival at a hospital ■ figurative (of an idea, etc.) declared ineffective without ever having been put into effect why are people pronouncing the plan dead on arrival in the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Dead on Arrival (song) — Dead on Arrival Single by Fall Out Boy from the album Take This to Your Grave Released 2003 (2003) Format …   Wikipedia

• dead on arrival — adjective a) found to be dead upon the arrival at hospital. b) Found dead at a scene, upon the arrival of an emergency medical service (EMS), or the police. Syn: DOA …   Wiktionary

• dead — dead1 W1S1 [ded] adj [no comparative] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not alive)¦ 2¦(not working)¦ 3¦(already used)¦ 4¦(boring)¦ 5¦(not active/used)¦ 6¦(arm/leg etc)¦ 7¦(no emotion)¦ 8¦(tired)¦ 9 be dead to the world …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• arrival — [[t]əra͟ɪv(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ arrivals 1) N VAR: oft with poss, on N When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival. ...the day after his arrival in England... He was dead on arrival at the nearby hospital. ...the airport… …   English dictionary

• arrival — noun 1 (U) the act of arriving somewhere: the late arrival of the train | Joe s sudden arrival spoiled all our plans. | arrival at/in: Shortly after our arrival in Turkey Lisa became very ill. | on arrival (=when you arrive): He was rushed to the …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English