falling door
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of falling door
First recorded in 1745–55
Example Sentences
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"I heard the noise of the falling door," said his father quietly.
From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by George MacDonald
When inveigled into a movable cage with a falling door, he turned the instant the door fell, seized the lower edge and tried to raise it.
From Bears I Have Met—and Others by Allen Kelly
He heard the crash of another falling door, and the voice of Teja now sounded from the study.
From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Felix Dahn
The moment the brute touched the bait the falling door slid down, imprisoning the prowler.
From The Adventures of Kathlyn by Harold MacGrath
The noise of the falling door had been heard by Manfred, who, directed by the sound, hastened thither, attended by his servants with torches.
From Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale by William Beckford
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