trapfall

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Englisch

Etymology

trap +‎ fall

Nomen

trapfall (plural trapfalls)

  1. Synonym of pitfall (“trap consisting of a concealed pit”)
    • 2007, Stuart Sargent, The Poetry of He Zhu (1052-1125) (page 30)
      And so he ranted and raved but suddenly ran into a trapfall and was nearly unable to escape.
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