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death by crushing; being crushed to death
地震で建物の下敷きになり圧死した。
They were crushed to death under a building in the earthquake.
圧死した犠牲者の数は増え続けた。
The number of victims crushed to death kept increasing.
群衆の中で圧死する危険があった。
There was a danger of being crushed to death in the crowd.