"beartrap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beartraps [plural]
Etymology: bear + trap Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bear|trap}} bear + trap Head templates: {{en-noun}} beartrap (plural beartraps)
  1. (hunting) A large trap used to catch a bear or other mammal, usually as a foot trap. Categories (topical): Hunting
    Sense id: en-beartrap-en-noun-mPV-Xpv7 Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
  2. (law enforcement, automotive, traffic) A radar trap used by police to catch speeders. Categories (topical): Automotive, Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-beartrap-en-noun-nuVlL-Cq Topics: automotive, government, law-enforcement, traffic, transport, vehicles
  3. (aviation, nautical) A device that traps a probe on a rotorcraft, securing it to the helicopter deck of a vessel. Categories (topical): Aviation, Nautical
  4. (aviation, nautical) A system of rotorcraft recovery aboard watercraft in heavy sea states, which uses the beartrap device to land securely and transport the aircraft into the hangar. Categories (topical): Aviation, Nautical
    Sense id: en-beartrap-en-noun-p08WeIIB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 26 13 43 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bear trap Derived forms: bear-trap dam, beartrap gate

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