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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSpike-trap
/ˈspaɪk.træp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A concealed or mechanical device featuring sharp spikes designed to injure, trap, or kill anyone stepping on or triggering it.
"The cautious adventurer carefully disarmed the hidden spike-trap in the dungeon corridor." - 2
In video games, a hazard object placed on the ground or walls that inflicts damage upon contact.
"Jumping over the swinging pendulum is easy, but timing the jump across the spike-trap requires precision."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound of 'spike', originating from Middle English 'spike' (from Old Norse or Middle Low German via Latin 'spica', meaning an ear of grain or pointed tip), and 'trap', derived from Old English 'træppe' meaning a snare or pitfall. Originally emerging in military contexts and historical fortifications, the compound has evolved primarily within gaming culture and literature to describe mechanical hazards set to impale intruders.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spike-trap" is said worldwide
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piège à pointes
Transliteration: pyɛʒ a pwɛ̃t
"Le voleur est tombé dans un piège à pointes."
Stachelfalle
Transliteration: ˈʃtaxəlˌfalə
"Der Held wich geschickt der Stachelfalle aus."
trappola a spuntoni
Transliteration: ˈtrappola a spunˈtoni
"La stanza segreta era piena di trappole a spuntoni."
trampa de pinchos
Transliteration: ˈtrampka de ˈpintʃos
"Debes tener cuidado con la trampa de pinchos en el suelo."
armadilha de espinhos
Transliteration: ɐʁmaˈdiʎɐ dʒi isˈpiɲus
"O herói evitou a armadilha de espinhos por pouco."
कांटों का जाल
Transliteration: kanton ka jaal
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"खिलाड़ी को तहखाने में कांटों के जाल से बचना होगा।"
刺陷阱
Transliteration: cì xiànjǐng
Script: 中文汉字
"小心地下城地砖下的刺陷阱。"
가시 함정
Transliteration: gasi hamjeong
Script: 한국어 한글
"방심하면 바닥의 가시 함정에 당하게 됩니다."
棘の罠
Transliteration: toge no wana
Script: 日本語
"ダンジョンの中には多くの棘の罠が仕掛けられている。"
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