devil's triangle

devil's triangle noun: an area that is dangerous and where people or vessels may disappear.

Noun (1)

devil's triangle (plural devil's triangles)

An area that is dangerous and where people or vessels may disappear.
- "I say most emphatically that the Seydisehir, Iskenderun, TARIS events, which smell of intrigue, the executions without trial in Zeytinburnu, Malatya, Mardin, the skilful plots in the youth and labour sectors and in the East are a devil's triangle."1976, The Pulse: Daily Review of the Turkish Press
- "Perhaps all the guilt lies in this devil's triangle, the Balkans, where they are always out to get you."1977, World Literature Today, volume 64, page 155
A set of three things considered dangerous.
- The two major oil crises the world suffered during the 1970s, the relatively long economic stagnation in the advanced world, and the devil's triangle of high inflation, deep unemployment, and balance of payments pressure which bedevils most […]1982, Asian Perspective, volumes 6-7, page 61
- The most pathetic things were the tiny ones, barely balanced, almost drowning in that devil's triangle of hard kitsch, classic tristesse, and real confession: Solitary Confinement, a small hut on a hill, and For Charlie Parker, a bird looking into the ...1991, Arts Magazine, volume 66, page 93
Synonym of devil's threesome.

Synonyms:

devil's threesome

Devil's Triangle

An area of the Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes have disappeared under allegedly mysterious circumstances.

Synonyms:

Bermuda Triangle
A similar area in the Pacific Ocean.

Synonyms:

Devil's Sea, Dragon's Triangle, Pacific Bermuda Triangle

Devil's Triangle (plural Devil's Triangles)

... failures and the more mysterious—UFOs, witchcraft, devil's triangles, supernatural and other inexhaustible subjects, such as sleeping (pun intended).2001, Sam George, The Perfect Day: 40 Years of Surfer Magazine, Chronicle Books Llc:
Like the underfunded academics, the highway-devouring lecturers, Chinese economic migrants shuttled around a devil's triangle: Manchester's Chinatown restaurants to Liverpool to Morecambe.2012, Iain Sinclair, Ghost Milk: Recent Adventures Among the Future Ruins of ...:
Activation of this "devil's triangle" may be the core of the pathophysiological process of PQ toxicity (4, 6).2008, Turgut Topal, “Establishing the Use of Melatonin as an Adjuvant Therapeutic Against Paraquat-Induced Lung Toxicity in Rats”, in...
High levels of NO with excess O₂- and high levels o ONOO⁻ are referred to as a devil's triangle.2018, Chuanhai Cao, Sarvadaman Pathak, Kiran Patil, Antioxidant Nutraceuticals: Preventive and Healthcare ..., page 16:

plural	devil's triangles
plural	Devil's Triangles

Used of an area, the term is connected to the (capitalized, Atlantic) Devil's Triangle

What does devil's triangle mean?: Devil's triangle means an area that is dangerous and where people or vessels may disappear.
How do you use devil's triangle in a sentence?: ... failures and the more mysterious—UFOs, witchcraft, devil's triangles, supernatural and other inexhaustible subjects, such as sleeping (pun intended).
What part of speech is devil's triangle?: Devil's triangle can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of devil's triangle?: The plural of devil's triangle is devil's triangles.

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