Directly or straight in front of one; pointing precisely in the direction one is facing.
Examples:
- There's the house, dead ahead.
Origin: Use of dead in the sense of 'straight' dates from the last quarter of the 1800s.
Directly or straight in front of one; pointing precisely in the direction one is facing.
Examples:
Origin: Use of dead in the sense of 'straight' dates from the last quarter of the 1800s.