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Definition of Booby trap
1. Noun. An explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over.
Specialized synonyms: Bouncing Betty, Claymore, Claymore Mine
Generic synonyms: Mine
2. Noun. An unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty.
Definition of Booby trap
1. Noun. (military) An antipersonnel device deliberately hidden or disguised as a harmless object ¹
2. Noun. (context: by extension) An unforeseen source of danger; a pitfall ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Booby Trap
Literary usage of Booby trap
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature's teachings: human invention anticipated by nature by John George Wood (1877)
"The Schoolboy's "Booby-trap."—Curious Mode of killing Elephants.—The Elephant-spear.—The
Hippopotamus-trap of Southern Africa.—The Mangrove and its Seeds. ..."
2. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines (1999)
"Traction pressure (between 1 kg and 2,5 kg on a straight axis and from 1 kg to
3.5 kg at 45) on the booby-trap tripwire is sufficient to explode this AT ..."
3. Green Light!: Men of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron Tell Their Story by Martin Wolfe (1989)
"These were used to booby-trap various things by using a no. 8 dynamite cap.
The power pilots were our primary target to be booby-trapped. ..."
4. Records Relating to American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action from the edited by Charles E. Schamel (1997)
"Mine and booby trap data consist of number and type of traps, units involved in
the booby trap incident, and friendly KIA and WIA in the incident. ..."
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