a death trap



a death trap

a building, road, or vehicle which is very dangerous and which could cause people to die The whole house was a death trap with faulty gas fires, broken stairs, and bad wiring. The road becomes a death trap in icy weather.
See also: death, trap

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Denisde-NEE (French), DEN-is (English), DE-nis (German)French, Russian, English, German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Romanian, Croatian
Abd Al-Kader-Arabic
Azariahaz-ə-RIE-ə (English)Biblical
Concettakon-CHET-tahItalian
CamronKAM-rənEnglish (Modern)
Toma (1)-Russian