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A configuration of rocks suitable for containing hydrocarbons and sealed by a relatively impermeable formation through which hydrocarbons will not migrate. Traps are described as structural traps (in [..]
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A plumbing fitting that holds water and prevents air and gas from backing up into a fixture.
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To print one ink over another or to print a coating, such as varnish, over an ink. The first liquid traps the second liquid. See also Dry Traps and Wet Traps.
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1. Any barrier to the upward migration of petroleum, allowing it to accumulate. 2. Any dark colored extrusive igneous rock. A reference to the tendency of basalt and similar rocks to form columnar joints.
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"contrivance for catching unawares," late Old English træppe, treppe "snare, trap," from Proto-Germanic *trep- (source also of Middle Dutch trappe "trap, snare"), related [..]
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late 14c., "ensnare (an animal), catch in a trap; encircle; capture," from trap (n.) or from Old English betræppan. Figurative use is slightly earlier (late 14c.). Related: Trapped; trapping [..]
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A trap is a pipeline component used to launch or receive inline inspection tools and pigs. See also: Launcher, Receiver
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In SNMP, a message sent from the Agent to the Console when the Agent detects that condition defined by the network manager has occurred.
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1. (also "bunker, sand trap") another commonly used term (although misused - "bunker" is actually the correct term) for a sand-filled bunker - a depression in the g [..]
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This is another words for bunker. See bunker
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1. bunker, sand trap; another commonly used term for a sand-filled bunker – a depression in the ground filled with a prepared surface of sand or similar 2. a descending strike at impact that squeezes, [..]
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a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation" catch in or [..]
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A bunker in other words is called a trap. Although the purists prefer bunker, some also call it trap.
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An American term for a bunker.
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Please see our detailed sections on traps
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A bend in water pipe.
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a way of catching animals or birds
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1. n. A program interrupt, usually an interrupt caused by some exceptional situation in the user program. In most cases, the OS performs some action, then returns control to the program. 2. vi. To cau [..]
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A U-shaped pipe below plumbing fixtures designed to create a water seal and prevent sewer odors and gases from being released into the habitable areas.
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A clay target throwing device.
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To dream of setting a trap, denotes that you will use intrigue to carry out your designs If you are caught in a trap, you will be outwitted by your opponents. If you catch game in a trap, you will flourish in whatever vocation you may choose. To see an empty trap, there will be misfortune in the immediate future. An old or broken trap, denotes fail [..]
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Noun. 1. The mouth. E.g."Shut your trap you noisy bugger." 2. A toilet cubicle, when in a public lavatory. Often numbered, such as trap one, trap two etc, depending where in the order they a [..]
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A configuration of reservoir and seal rocks that can confine gas (or oil) which are lighter than water normally contained in the reservoir rock. Structural traps are formed by a closed structure of R
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A curved section of drain that traps a small portion of water to prevent sewer gases from escaping into the bathroom. “P” traps and “S” traps are the types of traps most commonly found in bathrooms.
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A section of pipe curved to retain water and make a seal in the line below a fixture. P-traps are shaped like the letter P, while S-traps (no longer allowed) are shaped like the letter S.
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an underground natural feature that allows oil, natural gas, water or other fluids to accumulate. Examples include structural traps such as anticlinal domes containing an impermeable layer of rock that traps fluids or gas in an underlying permeable rock layer, or where an impermeable fault zone cuts across a porous rock layer, trapping its fluids o [..]
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Catching the ball so it comes to rest in the angle formed by a raised flipper.
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(n) a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned(n) drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas(n) some [..]
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A fishing method that uses a device, usually a cage or pot, that catch fish/shellfish within the device; typically baited with the cage designed for a specific species and often very little bycatch.
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A plumbing fitting that holds water to prevent air, gas, and vermin from backing up into a fixture.
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A carriage, especially such as a phäeton, dog-cart, commercial sulky, and such like. It is not applied to a gentleman’s close carriage. Contraction of trappings (whatever is “put on, [..]
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Fishing by means of devices such as cages that trap fish in a confined environment. Traps are often designed and baited to catch a particular species, as in a crab pot, lobster pot, tuna trap, and fyke net. There is little to no bycatch associated with traps.
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A depression or dip in refrigerant piping in which oil will collect. A trap may be placed at the base of a suction or hot gas riser to improve oil return up the riser.
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A bend in water pipe.
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A depression or dip in refrigerant piping in which oil will collect. A trap may be placed at the base of a suction or hot gas riser to improve oil return up the riser.
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A fitting or portion of a fixture that, when properly vented, holds water to prevent entry of sewer gases.
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A pipe fitting, or part of a sanitary appliance, that retains liquid to prevent the passage of foul air. Interpretation given in Schedule 2: of the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations and Scotti [..]
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A bend in a water pipe to hold water so gases will not escape from the plumbing system into the house.
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A u-shaped pipe below plumbing fixtures designed to create a water seal and prevent sewer odors and gases from being released into the habitable areas.
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Short for trapezoidal.
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A volume of “sealed” rock whose configuration or type prevents the oil and gas trapped in the reservoir by the overlying formation from escaping as they migrate to the surface.
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Controlling or slowing the ball with the feet, thighs, or chest.
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See Contraption
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A technique that uses Lasers to trap, image, and manipulate small objects (biomolecules, supramolecular assembles, Dendrimers) in three dimensional space. (From Glossary of Biotechnology and NanoBiote [..]
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(1) Arrested landing aboard ship. "Night traps" are night landings. "Field traps" (arrested landings on a shore base) are an entirely different kettle of fish, being nowhere near a [..]
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a form over which steamed hull frames may be bent before being installed into the hull
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Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel
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Tactical Recovery Of Aircraft And Personnel
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A trap is a Web development technique applied to prevent users from exiting a Web page. A trap disables a user's ability to use the back button or other key to return to a previously visited Web [..]
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A device providing a liquid seal to prevent passage of air and odor.
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A device that prevents material flowing or carried through a conduit from reversing its direction of movement or from passing a given point. Plumbing codes require every drain connection from an appli [..]
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"Trap" means to take or attempt to take any wildlife by means involving the use of a trap, net, snare or other device used for the purpose of capture.
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A game of competitive clay pigeon shooting on a formally designed layout. In plan view, one launching machine is located 16 yards in front of a straight line, firing rising targets perpendicular to an [..]
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Mouth
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Mechanical device to capture legal pest and predatory species. Also the device which throws clay pigeons
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A move or Ability that traps opposing Pokémon and makes it impossible for them to retreat from battle or be switched out for other Pokémon. Trapping can be accomplished through moves such as Mean Look [..]
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An arrested landing on a carrier, a helo landing into an RSD (rapid securing device)
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Line of play that ensnares the opponent
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1. Devious positional play made for the sole purpose of luring your opponent into making a mistake, from which you benefit - be it a capture, Check, Checkmate, or better positional play that gives you advantage on the board. 2. Often to be found accompanied with relish, during Chess Glossary Team discussions, with the words "Shut" and &qu [..]
Source: chess-game-strategies.com (offline)

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A hidden method of luring the opponent into making an error. The lure or bait must be just enough to entice, without making the opponent suspicious - pawns are usually used. Traps should only be laid [..]
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When you slowplay a big hand in order to get someone else to bet at it big (typically making someone bluff at the pot), you've set a trap.
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A plumbing/drainage device to maintain a water seal against sewer gases, air, and odours.
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A geologic feature that permits the accumulation and prevents the escape of accumulated fluids (hydrocarbons) or injected carbon dioxide from the reservoir. TVD
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An arrangement of rock layers which have the ability or potential to hold hydrocarbons should they have been produced in the vicinity. By definition the rock layers will contain a reservoir rock and c [..]
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trap Geological structure in which hydrocarbons build up to from an oil or gas field.
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  A type of geological structure that retards the free migration of oil and concentrates the oil in a limited space. A mass of porous, permeable rock that is sealed on top and down both flanks by nonp [..]
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a geological structure in which hydrocarbons build up to form an oil or gas field.
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A configuration of rocks suitable for containing hydrocarbons and sealed by a relatively impermeable formation through which hydrocarbons will not migrate.  Traps are described as structural traps (in deformed strata such as folds and faults) or stratigraphic traps (in areas where rock types change, such as unconformities, pinch outs and reefs).  A [..]
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A natural configuration of layers of rock where non-porous or impermeable rocks acts as a barrier, blocking the natural upward flow of hydrocarbons.
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A geologic feature that permits the accumulation and prevents the escape of accumulated fluids (hydrocarbons) from the reservoir.
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A mass of porous, permeable rock that is sealed on top and down both flanks by nonporous, impermeable rock, thus forming a trap.
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A configuration of rocks through which hydrocarbons will not migrate. The basic target of exploration.
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A body of reservoir rock, vertically or laterally sealed, the attitude of which allows it to retain the hydrocarbons that have migrated into it. 
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Traps are combinations of reservoir and sealing rocks, arranged in structures or other geological features allowing the accumulation of oil and gas. Traps are capable of imprisoning petroleum after it [..]
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(geology) A geological structure that physically retains fluids that are lighter than the background fluids, e.g. a convex fold
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An acronym for Treasury Relief Art Project, TRAP began in 1935 and was part of the Federal Emergency Relief Appropriation, which utilized unemployed artists to decorate federal buildings. Known as the [..]
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Controlling or slowing the ball with the feet, thighs, or chest.
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A filter designed to reject audio signals at certain frequencies.
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A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. ''I put down some traps in my apartment to [..]
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stair, step staircase
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lang=en|Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers
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A trap is a mechanical device used to capture or restrain an animal for purposes such as hunting, pest control, or ecological research. The word "trap" may also refer to:
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In printing, trap expresses the degree to which ink already printed on a substrate accepts another layer printed on top of it compared to how well the substrate (e.g., paper) accepts that ink. Howeve [..]
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Trap is the second studio album of the Belgian rock band Dead Man Ray. It was released in 2000.
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In computing and operating systems, a trap, also known as an exception or a fault, is typically a type of synchronous interrupt caused by an exceptional condition (e.g., breakpoint, division by zero, [..]
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In plumbing, a trap is a device shaped with a bending pipe path to retain fluid to prevent sewer gases from entering buildings while allowing waste to pass through. In oil refineries, traps are used t [..]
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A trap, pony trap (sometimes pony and trap) or horse trap is a light, often sporty, two-wheeled or sometimes four-wheeled horse- or pony-drawn carriage, usually accommodating two to four persons in va [..]
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Trap (1966) is the first novel by Australian author Peter Mathers. It won the Miles Franklin Award for 1966.
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Concealment devices or diversion safes are used to hide things for the purpose of secrecy or security. They are made from an ordinary household object such as a book, a soda can, a candle, a can, or [..]
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Trap is the debut solo EP of Chinese-Canadian artist and Super Junior-M member Henry. It was released on June 7, 2013, by S.M. Entertainment in South Korea. The tracks "Trap" and "1-4-3 (I Love You)" [..]
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Trap is a sculpture by American artist Tony Smith which was made in an edition of nine with one artist's proof. This bronze sculpture was designed to be large-scale, but was only realized in bronze o [..]
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