Definitions
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- noun A
warm place that captures the heat of thesun .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds
Etymologies
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Examples
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After I popped in to order a takeaway, the waiter asks if I would like to sit in the restaurant, rather than the hot, stuffy suntrap waiting area, before, unprompted, bringing over a glass of water and bowl of prawn crackers.
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He loves the warmth and passes the afternoons in a suntrap in the lee of the byre.
Spring's here: skylarks overhead, moles in the garden, moths in the bathroom 2011
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Passions run high when it comes to the title of sunniest place in Britain, and Eastbourne also boasts of being "the suntrap of the south".
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It embraces the patio/suntrap and creates a peaceful scenery where the house is reflected in the glassy surface of the pool.
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There, up above the concrete geometry, you'll find a sheltered suntrap with stunning views, and somewhere lush, green and growing.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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"The benches outside, in a little cobbled suntrap, are the perfect place to meet and greet your neighbours as they slowly wake up on a Sunday afternoon."
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The working party is made up of members of Sustainable Bungay, the library team and other individuals, including a garden designer, who will use their skills to make the best of the small suntrap.
EDP24 News 2010
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The working party is made up of members of Sustainable Bungay, the library team and other individuals, including a garden designer, who will use their skills to make the best of the small suntrap.
EDP24 News 2010
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The pretty Forêt de Maronne hotel at Chatelard, below Signal de l'Homme, is 'a delightfully quiet suntrap ', enthuses a reporter, and has a good choice of traditional French and international cuisine:' The chicken satay kept us raving about the place all week. '
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Yesterday was a bright dry day for our sketch afternoon but not so sunny as Friday, which was just as well as my secluded garden is a veritable suntrap.
The EDM SuperBlog 2008
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