trap door
Example Sentences
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But the trap door was what made it real for me.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025
And, as she descended a grand pearlescent staircase, she suddenly disappeared through a trap door.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 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
The trap door creaked when he opened it.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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