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Definition trap street in British English

trap street noun

noun
1

a street that does not exist or a street with the wrong name, inserted into a map to expose anyone who copies it

Example

A BBC TV show called Map Man, broadcast in 2005, claimed the London A-Z contains about 100 trap streets.

Definition trap street in British English