firetrap — UK US /ˈfaɪətræp/ noun [C] ► a building or part of a building that would burn easily if a fire started, or that would be difficult to escape from during a fire: »Routine inspections would have revealed that the premises were a potential firetrap … Financial and business terms
firetrap — ► NOUN ▪ a building without proper provision for escape in case of fire … English terms dictionary
firetrap — [fīr′trap΄] n. a building particularly unsafe in case of fire because it will burn easily or lacks adequate exits or fire escapes … English World dictionary
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firetrap — UK [ˈfaɪə(r)ˌtræp] / US [ˈfaɪrˌtræp] noun [countable] Word forms firetrap : singular firetrap plural firetraps a building that would burn easily or would be difficult to get out of if there was a fire … English dictionary
firetrap — noun Date: 1881 a place (as a building) apt to catch on fire or difficult to escape from in case of fire … New Collegiate Dictionary
firetrap — /fuyeur trap /, n. 1. a building that, because of its age, material, structure, or the like, is esp. dangerous in case of fire. 2. (in a building) any arrangement of structural, flooring, and finish members creating concealed passages through… … Universalium
firetrap — noun A building with limited emergency exits in which people would be trapped in the event of a fire … Wiktionary
firetrap — fire|trap [ˈfaıətræp US ˈfaır ] n a building that would be very difficult to escape from if a fire started there … Dictionary of contemporary English
firetrap — fire|trap [ faır,træp ] noun count a building that would burn easily or would be difficult to get out of if there was a fire … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
