devil's triangle

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Devil's Triangle¹

proper noun

  1. An area of the Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes have disappeared under allegedly mysterious circumstances.

    Similar: Bermuda Triangle

  2. A similar area in the Pacific Ocean.

    Similar: Devil's Sea, Dragon's Triangle, Pacific Bermuda Triangle

noun Devil's Triangles

  1. rare Synonym of devil's threesome. And on the off-chance you're in a "Devil's Triangle" (two dudes, one girl): NO, NO, NO, NO, I HATE THIS, I HATE THIS, IHATETHISIHATETHISNONONONONONONONO. I'm sorry.

    Similar: devil's threesome

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Used of an area, the term is connected to the (capitalized, Atlantic) Devil's Triangle

noun devil's triangles

  1. An area that is dangerous and where people or vessels may disappear. "I say most emphatically that the Seydisehir, Iskenderun, TARIS events, which smell of intrigue, the executions without trial in Zeytinburnu, Malatya, Mardin, the skilful plots in the youth and labour sectors and in the East are a devil's triangle."
  2. A set of three things considered dangerous. The two major oil crises the world suffered during the 1970s, the relatively long economic stagnation in the advanced world, and the devil's triangle of high inflation, deep unemployment, and balance of payments pressure which bedevils most […]
  3. Synonym of devil's threesome.

    Similar: devil's threesome

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@misc{devil_s_triangle_2026,
  title = {devil's triangle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/devil's%20triangle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}