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suntrap

suntrap noun: a warm place that captures the heat of the sun.

Noun

suntrap (plural suntraps)

  1. A warm place that captures the heat of the sun.
    • Limestone absorbs the heat, making this south-facing coastline a suntrap, with temperatures as much as 10 degrees higher than in nearby Sorrento.2007, Rick Steves, Rick Steves' Italy 2008

Forms of suntrap

pluralsuntraps

Origin of suntrap

From sun + trap.

Questions about suntrap

What does suntrap mean?
Suntrap means a warm place that captures the heat of the sun.
What part of speech is suntrap?
Suntrap is a noun.
What is the plural of suntrap?
The plural of suntrap is suntraps.

Words near suntrap in the dictionary

  1. suntanned
  2. suntanning
  3. suntans
  4. suntiger
  5. Suntop
  6. suntrap
  7. suntraps
  8. Sununu
  9. Sununus
  10. sunup
  11. sunups

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