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last-ditch
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As an adjective, last-ditch means of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster).
Meanings of last-ditch
1 meaningadjective
Of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster)
“a last-ditch attempt”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).