deathtrap

1. 1.

   any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed

   Broaderstructure

Other forms of deathtrap

plural

deathtraps·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about deathtrap

What does deathtrap mean?

deathtrap means "any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed".

How many syllables are in deathtrap?

deathtrap has 3 syllables and divides as de-ath-trap under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.