"firetrap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: firetraps [plural]
Etymology: fire + trap Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fire|trap}} fire + trap Head templates: {{en-noun}} firetrap (plural firetraps)
  1. (informal) A building that is dangerously flammable and/or has limited emergency exits in which people would be trapped in the event of a fire. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-firetrap-en-noun-5DIRBZNT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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