Definition of "booby-trap" [booby-trap]

• Alternative spelling of booby trap. (noun)
• To set up with booby traps; to plant a booby trap on. (verb)

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• "They backed up onto a second booby-trap, leaving five of the seven crewmen, including Lance Cpl."
• "There was a small gap, large enough to see that there were no wires or magnets or contacts inside that might signal a booby-trap circuit."
• "It contains advice for every imaginable hostile situation, from how to booby-trap a napkin, to how to conduct a drive-by shooting, to how to recognize a rattlesnake or treat a scorpion sting."