air-trap

A·ïr-trap

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ah-eer trap]
- /ˈɑ ɪər træp/
- /eə(r) træp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ah-eer trap]
- /ˈɑ ɪər træp/

Definitions of air-trap word

noun air-trap a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly. 1
noun air-trap any device, stratagem, trick, or the like for catching a person unawares. 1
noun air-trap any of various devices for removing undesirable substances from a moving fluid, vapor, etc., as water from steam or cinders from coal gas. 1
noun air-trap Also called air trap. an arrangement in a pipe, as a double curve or a U -shaped section, in which liquid remains and forms a seal for preventing the passage or escape of air or of gases through the pipe from behind or below. 1
noun air-trap traps, the percussion instruments of a jazz or dance band. 1
noun air-trap Trapshooting, Skeet. a device for hurling clay pigeons into the air. 1

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Origin of air-trap

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English trappe (noun), trappen (v.), Old English træppe (noun), cognate with Middle Dutch trappe (Dutch trap) trap, step, staircase; akin to Old English treppan to tread, German Treppe staircase

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Parts of speech for Air-trap

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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air-trap popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".