well of death

1. (noun) a stunt that is very dangerous and that may even kill the stunter.

2. (attributive adjective) pertaining to such a stunt. When used as such, it is usually written well-of-death.

Derived from the well of death stunt in which motorbikes or cars are speedily driven along the circular inner side of a wooden cylinder. Also called wall of death.

1. The stunt was so dangerously performed by the guy; it was a well of death.

2. The hero pulled off a well-of-death kind of stunt to the delight of everyone present on the sets.

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