deathtrap

• Nom désignant tout édifice ou toute situation extrêmement dangereux, susceptibles d'entraîner la mort ou des blessures graves.

A noun referring to any structure or situation that is extremely unsafe and likely to cause death or serious injury.

1. Dangerous structureB2informal

   A building, vehicle, or other structure that is extremely unsafe and likely to cause death or serious injury.

   Piège mortel

   • The old wooden bridge was a deathtrap waiting to collapse.
   • Firefighters warned that the abandoned factory was a deathtrap.
   • The car's faulty brakes made it a deathtrap on the highway.