La Trappe
noun
an abbey in Normandy, France, at which the Trappist order was founded.
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La Trappe
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[la trap]
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Trappe, La
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[la trap]
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La Trappe
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/ la trap /
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The plant was then discharging excess amounts of pollutants into a tributary of La Trappe Creek, which empties into the Choptank River and eventually the bay.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2022
One day, however, the illustrious Dom Augustin de Lestrange, Abbot of La Trappe, visited Sainte Marie d'en Haut, on his return from a tour among the North American missions.
From Venerable Philippine Duchesne by G. E. M.
It is understood that Madame de Vassart’s group of socialists are about to leave La Trappe for Paradise, in Morbihan.
From The Maids of Paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
Down the street I could see the house that I had left twenty-four hours before, never dreaming what my journey to La Trappe held in store for me.
From The Maids of Paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
A moist, fern-bordered wood road attracted me; I reasoned that it must lead, by a short cut, across the hills to the military highway which passed between Trois-Feuilles and La Trappe.
From The Maids of Paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
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