trapfall

English

Etymology

From trap +‎ fall.

Noun

trapfall (plural trapfalls)

1. Synonym of pitfall (“trap consisting of a concealed pit”)
   • 2007, Stuart Sargent, The Poetry of He Zhu (1052-1125) (page 30)

     And so he ranted and raved but suddenly ran into a trapfall and was nearly unable to escape.