noun. A trap for large animals in which a heavy weight is arranged to fall on and kill or disable the prey.

noun. A mass of fallen timber and tangled brush.

noun. A trap in which a weight is arranged to fall upon and crush the prey, used for large game.

noun. A smaller trap for rats, etc., in which the fall is a loaded board.

noun. A tangled mass of fallen trees and underbrush.

noun. A low drinking- or gaming-place.

noun. A kind of trap for large animals, consisting of a heavy board or log that falls on to the prey.

noun. deadwood

noun. A cheap, rough saloon or bar.

"But in heavy snow, when deadfall is buried and wet, a fire can be hard to spark and difficult to maintain."

deadfall trap  

Worcester  Yule  box-type  bunch grass  caravanserai  

Dionaea  baited trap  booby trap  deadfall trap  deathtrap