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death trap Noun a place or vehicle considered very unsafe How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Malnutrition, disease, overwork, lack of sanitation and medical care, and inhospitable conditions took the lives of several hundreds of thousands of romusha, particularly in the tropics, as they worked--or fled from--desperate, ill-conceived and poorly planned Japanese projects that often turned into death traps. The pictures and news reports were unbelievable--people waiting, starving and dehydrated, fending off the looters and the thugs as a convention center and a famous football stadium became death traps. Good judgment is essential for technical canyoneering, especially as flash floods can turn canyons into death traps in areas where you can't climb out. |
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