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triangle of life

triangle of life noun: a space next to a solid object, which (according to a disputed theory) a person should occupy in order to reduce the risk of injury inside a collapsing building, e.g. during earthquake. The crushing of the solid object is said to form a slope that protects the nearby space in the manner of a roof.

Noun

triangle of life (plural triangles of life)

  1. A space next to a solid object, which (according to a disputed theory) a person should occupy in order to reduce the risk of injury inside a collapsing building, e.g. during earthquake. The crushing of the solid object is said to form a slope that protects the nearby space in the manner of a roof.

Forms of triangle of life

pluraltriangles of life

Questions about triangle of life

What does triangle of life mean?
Triangle of life means a space next to a solid object, which (according to a disputed theory) a person should occupy in order to reduce the risk of injury inside a collapsing building, e.g. during earthquake. The crushing of the solid object is said to form a slope that protects the nearby space in the manner of a roof.
What part of speech is triangle of life?
Triangle of life is a noun.
What is the plural of triangle of life?
The plural of triangle of life is triangles of life.

Words near triangle of life in the dictionary

  1. Triangle Flat
  2. triangle group
  3. triangle groups
  4. triangle inequality
  5. triangle of death
  6. triangle of life
  7. triangle piercing
  8. triangle piercings
  9. triangle pose
  10. triangle postulate
  11. triangle postulates

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