beartrap
nounEtymology From bear + trap.
Hobbies, Hunting, Lifestyle A large trap used to catch a bear or other mammal, usually as a foot trap.
Automotive, Government, Law enforcement, Traffic, Transport, Vehicles A radar trap used by police to catch speeders.
Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Nautical, Physical sciences, Transport A device that traps a probe on a rotorcraft, securing it to the helicopter deck of a vessel.
Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Nautical, Physical sciences, Transport A system of rotorcraft recovery aboard watercraft in heavy sea states, which uses the beartrap device to land securely and transport the aircraft into the hangar.
- Derived terms
- bear-trap dam, beartrap gate