trap house
trap house noun: a place where illegal drugs are manufactured, packaged for sale, or sold on the street.
Noun
trap house (plural trap houses)
- A place where illegal drugs are manufactured, packaged for sale, or sold on the street.
- We have a couple of trap houses on our block. Trap houses like drug houses, drug dealers.2015, Anthony Abraham Jack, "Crisscrossing Boundaries: Variation in Experiences with Class Marginality Among Lower-Income, Black Undergraduates at an Elite College", in Elizabeth M. Lee & Chaise...
- Synonyms:
- dope house
- A small building from which targets are launched.
- It was used to train aerial gunners in proper firing techniques by placing the gunner in a vehicle, which was driven around the track, while the gunner fired at targets launched from trap houses.2010 October, United States Marine Corps F-35B West Coast Basing Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Vol. I, page 141.
Synonyms of trap house
Forms of trap house
| plural | trap houses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | trap-house |
| alternative form | traphouse |
Origin of trap house
From trap (“a vehicle or location used for drug exchange or manufacture”) + house.
Questions about trap house
- What does trap house mean?
- Trap house means a place where illegal drugs are manufactured, packaged for sale, or sold on the street.
- What part of speech is trap house?
- Trap house is a noun.
- What is the plural of trap house?
- The plural of trap house is trap houses.
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