ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Beartrap

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Beartrap is a noun meaning (hunting) A large trap used to catch a bear or other mammal, usually as a foot trap.

Meaning

(hunting) A large trap used to catch a bear or other mammal, usually as a foot trap.

More Meanings

  1. (law enforcement, automotive, traffic) A radar trap used by police to catch speeders.
  2. (aviation, nautical) A device that traps a probe on a rotorcraft, securing it to the helicopter deck of a vessel.
  3. (aviation, nautical) A system of rotorcraft recovery aboard watercraft in heavy sea states, which uses the beartrap device to land securely and transport the aircraft into the hangar.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bear-bait, bear-baiting, bearhound, bearbait, bear, bearleader.

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