Part of Speech:
n. The part of speech reflects that used in the
full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: The burn had consumed four acres when Holmes and a few other team members approached a tree known in forestry parlance as a “snag"—dead or dying timber that poses a threat of falling.
Author:
Eric Bailey
Dateline:
Sacramento, Calif.
Date of Publication:
Oct. 5, 2004
This cite belongs to a full entry for snag.