trap door
Britishnoun
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a door or flap flush with and covering an opening, esp in a ceiling
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the opening so covered
Example Sentences
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But the trap door was what made it real for me.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025
Howells and his team set up a trap near the crawl space opening and the bear eventually walked into it and triggered the trap door, wildlife officials said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025
The air flows through a pipe module situated behind the "trap door," generating an acoustic signal.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024
Flat listless performances against Stoke, Bristol City and then Leeds clearly concentrated minds as the Championship's trap door drew closer.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2024
Together they crawled to the other end of the metal pipe, but there was no way for them to get at the crank that opened the trap door from the inside.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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