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
- (law enforcement, automotive, traffic) A radar trap used by police to catch speeders.
- (aviation, nautical) A device that traps a probe on a rotorcraft, securing it to the helicopter deck of a vessel.
- (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
- beartraps
- bear trap
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bear-bait, bear-baiting, bearhound, bearbait, bear, bearleader.
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