firetrap

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noun

A building that is dangerously flammable and/or has limited emergency exits in which people would be trapped in the event of a fire.

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Meanings

nounfiretrap (plural firetraps)

plural firetraps

  1. informalA building that is dangerously flammable and/or has limited emergency exits in which people would be trapped in the event of a fire.

Origin

From fire + trap.

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APA

firetrap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firetrap

MLA

“firetrap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firetrap. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “firetrap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firetrap.

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