Definition of "firetrap" [firetrap]

• A building that can catch fire easily or is difficult to escape from in the event of fire. (noun)

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• "The move comes after a recent walk-through by federal building inspectors, who told administration officials that the cramped press quarters were a "firetrap" and generally unsafe."
• "So, at 6 a.m. I begin tearing down all my stuff which takes about an hour now thanks to the firetrap which is my lighting system."
• "We carried no insurance, and so many would say we had a "firetrap" there."