deathtrap.

A place or thing so dangerous that it could readily cause a fatal accident or trap someone in lethal conditions.

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Words that belong together

• building called a deathtrap
• turn into a deathtrap

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Blocked exits made the hall a deathtrap.

The inspector called the damaged lift a deathtrap.

They secured a way out before entering the deathtrap.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular deathtrap; plural deathtraps. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.