"dust trap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dust traps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dust trap (plural dust traps)
  1. A place where dust tends to collect.
    Sense id: en-dust_trap-en-noun-ThO6i76N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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