deathtrap
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/ˈdɛθtɹæp/
English
Definitions
noun
- An extremely dangerous location, structure or device“Dude, your car is a deathtrap! Get the brakes and the steering fixed.”
- 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
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death trapdeath gripkill zonedeath sentencelethal zonelion's denvalley of deathdangerlethaljaws of deathbreakneckhot spottable of deathlethal chamberdeath threatblack spot