also death-trap
(~s)
If you say that a place or vehicle is a ~, you mean it is in such bad condition that it might cause someone’s death. (INFORMAL)
Badly-built kit cars can be ~s.
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also death-trap
(~s)
If you say that a place or vehicle is a ~, you mean it is in such bad condition that it might cause someone’s death. (INFORMAL)
Badly-built kit cars can be ~s.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012