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last–ditch
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last–ditch
(adjective)
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last–ditch
/
ˈ
læst
ˈ
dɪtʃ/
Brit
/
ˈ
lɑːst
ˈ
dɪtʃ/
adjective
last–ditch
/
ˈ
læst
ˈ
dɪtʃ/
Brit
/
ˈ
lɑːst
ˈ
dɪtʃ/
adjective
Learner's definition of LAST–DITCH
always used before a noun
:
made as a final effort to keep something bad from happening
The troops made a desperate
last-ditch
effort to keep the town from being captured.
The negotiations were a
last-ditch
attempt to prevent a labor strike.
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