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the theaters were often death traps
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That old elevator is a death trap.
The factory was a death trap with too few exits for the workers to use in case of a fire.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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 — death ,trap noun count INFORMAL a 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
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
