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dust trap

dust trap noun: a place where dust tends to collect.

Noun

dust trap (plural dust traps)

  1. A place where dust tends to collect.
    • Of course the rolling stock is furnished in a style as modern as tomorrow, with a complete absence of dust traps and fussiness.1963 August, W. Shepherd, “Stockholm's modern underground railway”, in Modern Railways, page 97

Forms of dust trap

pluraldust traps

Questions about dust trap

What does dust trap mean?
Dust trap means a place where dust tends to collect.
What part of speech is dust trap?
Dust trap is a noun.
What is the plural of dust trap?
The plural of dust trap is dust traps.

Words near dust trap in the dictionary

  1. dust sheets
  2. dust shot
  3. dust someone's jacket
  4. dust storm
  5. dust storms
  6. dust trap
  7. dust traps
  8. dust up
  9. dust-bin
  10. dust-bins
  11. dust-brand

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