booby trap : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: booby trap	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for booby trap
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
booby trap n an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over Synonym(s): land mine, ground-emplaced mine, booby trap an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty Synonym(s): pitfall, booby trap
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Booby hatch} (Naut.), a kind of wooden hood over a hatch, readily removable. {Booby hut}, a carriage body put upon sleigh runners. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett. {Booby hutch}, a clumsy covered carriage or seat, used in the eastern part of England. --Forby. {Booby trap}, a schoolboy's practical joke, as a shower bath when a door is opened.