traps
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of traps
C19: probably shortened from trappings
Example Sentences
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The company said it will partner with GlobalFoundries to fabricate next-generation ion traps and other electronics, and with Monarch Quantum to manufacture integrated lasers and optical components required for its systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Sheer Health also told me to look out for two common traps:
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
She estimates her organization has trapped, fixed and released 19,000 cats and the current rate of trapping is somewhere around 50 a week, 10 of which she traps herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The charity was one of 11 local projects to be given funding from the Strategy for Nature last year, and applied for cash to buy 15 camera traps.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
I asked him to teach me to make fish traps too.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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