traps
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of traps
C19: probably shortened from trappings
Example Sentences
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Citizen Zoo has also set up camera traps and "latrine rafts" - floating rafts where the water voles defecate - to help gather evidence of the population on the Hogsmill.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The paper quotes No.10 figures suggesting that removing the "traps" could save the average person "£170 a year".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
This architecture also supports molecular diffusion and traps incoming photons, helping the light-driven reactions proceed more effectively.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Faraji, its director, told me that besides the program’s bicycle brigade and backyard fish program, which help keep mosquito populations down, his team also sets hundreds of mosquito traps across the city.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
About thirty-five yards away, but still in view of my traps, I found a small opening in a thick stand of elders.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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