dead on arrival

== English == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === dead on arrival (not comparable) (of a patient) Found to be dead upon arriving at hospital. Found dead at a scene, upon the arrival of an emergency medical service (EMS) or the police. (slang) Of a new item: received broken. (slang) Being a failure from the start, a nonstarter. ==== Synonyms ==== DOA ==== Translations ====