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trap door

NOUN

back door

Synonyms

STRONGEST

side door

WEAK

back entrance back stairs back way escape hatch indirect access means of entry postern postern door secret exit secretive or illicit method trapdoor wormhole

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At one point he noticed me looking at a trap door above our head.

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 trap door then closes again by means of an elastic resetting mechanism.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

Mr Gilliver moves towards the camera, swooshing his light sabre before disappearing down the trap door.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024

I heard the hinges on the trap door creak.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

trap door

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