Definitions

trapdoor

[trap-dawr, -dohr] / ˈtræpˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr /

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 trap door wormhole

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The loop has presented Clark with a trapdoor disguised as an exit.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

The park, which closed in late December, contains games and rides that reference past MrBeast videos, such as a trapdoor tower and catapults.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

"There are now four known species of trapdoor spiders in California that live exclusively in coastal dune habitats," said corresponding author Emma Jochim, a doctoral student in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

The civil judgement said entry was via a trapdoor and a 60m-long curved concrete tunnel.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025

He went to the closet and moved a little rug, uncovering a trapdoor.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

trapdoor

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