D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Suffocation

/sŭfˌ-ək-āsh'-ən/ · Suf·fo·ca·tion · IPA /sˌʌfəkˈeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking.
  1. 1.
    The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking.