- death trap
- `death ,trap noun count INFORMALa place, building, or vehicle that is in such bad condition that it could be dangerous to people
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
death trap
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death trap — UK US noun [countable] [singular death trap plural death traps] informal a place, building, or vehicle that is in such bad condition that it could be dangerous to people Thesaurus: risks, threats and dangers … Useful english dictionary
death trap — death traps also death trap N COUNT If you say that a place or vehicle is a death trap, you mean it is in such bad condition that it might cause someone s death. [INFORMAL] Badly built kit cars can be death traps … English dictionary
death trap — n informal a vehicle, building, piece of equipment etc that is in very bad condition and might injure or kill someone ▪ A car with tires in this condition is simply a death trap … Dictionary of contemporary English
death|trap — «DEHTH TRAP», noun. 1. a building or structure where the risk of fire or collapse is great. 2. a very dangerous situation … Useful english dictionary
death trap — ► NOUN ▪ a dangerous building, vehicle, etc … English terms dictionary
death trap — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms death trap : singular death trap plural death traps informal a place, building, or vehicle that is in such bad condition that it could be dangerous to people … English dictionary
death-trap — see death trap … English dictionary
death trap — noun (C) informal a vehicle or building that is in dangerously bad condition: Some of those second hand cars are real death traps … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
death trap — noun Date: 1835 a structure or situation that is potentially very dangerous to life … New Collegiate Dictionary
death trap — structure or situation that is potentially dangerous … English contemporary dictionary
