1. places or situations that are extremely dangerous and likely to cause death or serious injury
Usage: plural form of deathtrap

Examples

• The old abandoned buildings were considered deathtraps by the fire department.
• Those icy mountain roads become deathtraps during winter storms.
• The inspector declared the factory’s unsafe machinery to be deathtraps.
• Parents worried that the construction sites near the school were deathtraps for curious children.
• The rickety bridges in the remote area were known deathtraps that locals avoided.
• Safety experts identified several deathtraps in the aging apartment complex.