dead-and-down

Updated: August 29, 2026

Each time the ranger paused for a moment to advise him. "You ought to throw your line farther back," he told Bob. "See that 'dead-and-down' ahead? If you let that cross your fire line, it'll carry the fire sooner or later, sure; and if you curve your line too quick to go around it, the fire'll jump. You want to keep your eye out 'way ahead."

Stewart Edward White - The Rules of the Game