trapdoor
noun
trap·door
ˈtrap-ˈdȯr 
: a lifting or sliding door covering an opening (as in a roof, ceiling, or floor)
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His stomach dropped as the trapdoor opened beneath him, plunging him into a void of air.
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George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Beneath our feet were trapdoors, which opened to reveal trays of about two hundred oysters.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The gas would fill a box that was divided in two by a wall with a trapdoor.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
Almog hears the creak of the trapdoor opening, hushed whispers, approaching footsteps.
—Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Beneath our feet were trapdoors, which opened to reveal trays of about two hundred oysters.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The gas would fill a box that was divided in two by a wall with a trapdoor.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
Almog hears the creak of the trapdoor opening, hushed whispers, approaching footsteps.
—Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trapdoor
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“Trapdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trapdoor. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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trapdoor
noun
trap·door
ˈtrap-ˈdō(ə)r
-ˈdȯ(ə)r
: a lifting or sliding door covering or hiding an opening in a roof, ceiling, or floor
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