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Definition of Deathtraps
1. deathtrap [n] - See also: deathtrap
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deathtraps
Literary usage of Deathtraps
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lancet (1898)
"Theatres as at present constructed are often mere deathtraps to delicate,
susceptible people. These so-called temples of the Thespian art are often charged ..."
2. The Growth of Cities in the Nineteenth Century: A Study in Statistics by Adna Ferrin Weber (1899)
"Minute building regulations and careful supervision will prevent the erection of
future deathtraps; strict inspection will prevent the use of a building, ..."
3. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1908)
"... of " model" tenements in place of deathtraps, the hundred and one admirable
movements for social betterment undertaken by earnest and devoted adherents ..."
4. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1919)
"... or when only a quick maneuver could prevent him from blocking the way home,
the old-fashioned, steady, level flyer and slow climber became deathtraps. ..."
5. The Ancient Lowly: A History of the Ancient Working People from the Earliest by Cyrenus Osborne Ward (1900)
"He struck right and left and with a two-edged sword. As if to parry with the wit
of its old enemy, he invented deathtraps and engines of ..."
6. Henry Irving's Impressions of America: Narrated in a Series of Sketches by Joseph Hatton (1884)
"... human nature is alike all the world over; more than one rich' man collects
heavy rents from these deathtraps." " Just as a few of our fellow-countrymen ..."
7. The Story of Cairo by Stanley Lane-Poole (1906)
"The roads were deathtraps, assassination and robbery reigned unchecked, and women
were outraged by the multitude of reprobates whom anarchy and despair had ..."
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