Booby trap and Shell

Booby trap

Booby trap noun - A usually concealed explosive device designed to go off when disturbed.
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Synonyms for Booby trap

Shell and booby trap are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a noun phrase "Booby trap".

Shell

Shell noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.
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Synonyms for Shell

Booby trap and shell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Booby trap" instead a noun "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

Both terms in one sentence

  • Literature / The Guns of Navarone Booby Trap: Realising the Germans will find the bombs he's placed on the guns, Miller leaves a final bomb designed to go off when the shell hoist is used.
  • Film / Casshern Shell-Shocked Veteran: Tetsuya joined the Asian Empire military to prove himself, and was killed in action by a booby trap.
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