booby-traps
Concealed danger devices
Booby-traps is the plural of booby-trap, a concealed device designed to harm or surprise someone who triggers it unknowingly.
The term comes from booby meaning a fool—the trap catches the unwary.
Military booby-traps use explosives; everyday ones might dump water on someone opening a door.
As a verb, to booby-trap is to set such devices: They booby-trapped the entrance.
Buried pressure-activated explosive
- IEDMakeshift explosive weapon
- tripwireConcealed activation cord
- claymoreScottish great sword
- mineOre excavation site
explosive · detonator · trigger · ambush · concealment · camouflage · improvised · fragmentation
landmine
Buried pressure-activated explosive
mine · explosive · detonator · trigger · ambush · concealment · camouflage · improvised · fragmentation · pressure plate
trigger
What initiates action
spring · pitfall · pressure · sensor · alarm · release · concealment · bait · lure · decoy
practical joke
Trick meant to amuse
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- trickDeliberate deception
- whoopee cushionAir-filled prank device
scare · surprise · mischief · setup · rigging · victim · prankster · harmless · gotcha · fake spider
booby-trapssafety measures
Precautions against danger
safeguards · security systems · safety features · warning signs · welcome gifts
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