trapdoor
noun
a door flush with the surface of a floor, ceiling, or roof.
trapdoors
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pluralof trapdoor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Nor did evidence of trapdoors, subterranean rooms or tunnels at the school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
"Are we now asking inspectors to pry up the floorboards and look for trapdoors?" he asked.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023
There is action as well, involving intricate stagecraft like revolving platforms and trapdoors.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
This adaptation of "Station Eleven" contains so many trapdoors and routes by which it could have gone astray.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2021
I knew that hidden in the tiled stone surface of the floor were several spring-loaded trapdoors.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
