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See also: bear trap

bear +‎ trap

beartrap (plural beartraps)

(hunting) A large trap used to catch a bear or other mammal, usually as a foot trap.
(law enforcement, automotive, traffic) A radar trap used by police to catch speeders.
(aviation, nautical) A device that traps a probe on a rotorcraft, securing it to the helicopter deck of a vessel.
(aviation, nautical) 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.

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