"trap street" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: trap streets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trap street (plural trap streets)
  1. (cartography) A fictitious or inaccurately represented street on a map, inserted as a means of detecting plagiarism. Wikipedia link: trap street Categories (topical): Cartography Hypernyms: copyright trap Related terms: paper town
    Sense id: en-trap_street-en-noun-vXKTZy4P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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