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DEATHTRAP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does deathtrap mean?
• DEATHTRAP (noun)
The noun DEATHTRAP has 1 sense:
1. any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed
Familiarity information: DEATHTRAP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("deathtrap" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
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