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Malay gate

Malay gate noun: a booby trap consisting of a bent sapling, with sharpened sticks or spear-tips attached, which, when activated, quickly straightens, impaling the victim.

Noun

Malay gate (plural Malay gates)

  1. A booby trap consisting of a bent sapling, with sharpened sticks or spear-tips attached, which, when activated, quickly straightens, impaling the victim.

Forms of Malay gate

pluralMalay gates
alternative formMalayan gate

Questions about Malay gate

What does Malay gate mean?
Malay gate means a booby trap consisting of a bent sapling, with sharpened sticks or spear-tips attached, which, when activated, quickly straightens, impaling the victim.
What part of speech is Malay gate?
Malay gate is a noun.
What is the plural of Malay gate?
The plural of Malay gate is Malay gates.

Words near Malay gate in the dictionary

  1. Malay apples
  2. Malay Archipelago
  3. Malay bear
  4. Malay bears
  5. Malay camphor
  6. Malay gate
  7. Malay kiss
  8. Malay kisses
  9. Malay kite
  10. Malay kites
  11. Malay Peninsula

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