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dead space

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

dead space
1. an area within the maximum range of a weapon, radar, or observer, that cannot be covered by fire or observation from a particular position because of intervening obstacles, the nature of the ground, the characteristics of the trajectory, or the limitations of the pointing capabilities of the weapons.

2. an area or zone that is within range of a radio transmitter, but in which a signal is not received.

3. the volume of space above and around a gun or guided missile system into which it cannot fire because of mechanical or electronic limitations.

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dead space

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Copyright

dead space (ded) n.
1. any part of the respiratory tract containing air that does not participate in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

2. a cavity that remains in an incompletely closed wound, in which blood may accumulate and delay healing.

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