deathtrap

See also: death trap

English

Alternative forms

• death trap, death-trap

Etymology

From death +‎ trap.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛθtɹæp/

Noun

deathtrap (plural deathtraps)

1. An extremely dangerous location, structure, or device.

   Route 9 is a deathtrap; they should at least put up guard rails.

   Dude, your car is a deathtrap! Get the brakes and the steering fixed.

2. A plot device where a villain in a story puts a hero in an elaborate dangerous situation for the purposes of attempting a sadistic murder.

Translations

extremely dangerous location, etc.

• Catalan: trencacolls (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 死地 (zh) (sǐdì)

• Danish: dødsfælde c
• Estonian: surmalõks (et)
• Finnish: surmanloukku (fi), kuolemanloukku (fi)
• Greek: σκοτώστρα (el) f (skotóstra)
• Irish: sáinn bháis f
• Japanese: 死地 (ja) (shichi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: dødsfelle m or f

  Nynorsk: dødsfelle f

See also

• firetrap