trapdoor

noun

Definition of trapdoornext
as in portcullis

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Recent Examples of trapdoor The result is a presidential system with a parliamentary trapdoor, where executive authority depends on maintaining congressional support. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026 Anxious times for Forest, only five points above the relegation trapdoor. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026 Authorities found a kilo of fentanyl in a closet and 12 more kilos of narcotics under a trapdoor in the children's playroom. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026 But Henry’s would-be rock bottom appears to have been outfitted with a trapdoor. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trapdoor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trapdoor
  1. portcullis
  2. lattice
  3. double door
  4. revolving door
  5. wicket
  6. hatch
  7. storm door
Noun
  • The entrance to the car park even passes under a portcullis and guests’ bags go through an X-ray machine hidden in the rock-face.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The prior owner went all out on building a Medieval-style castle, with a moat, a drawbridge and a portcullis.
    — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2022
Definition of portcullis
Noun
  • This is immediately clear upon crossing the threshold, when the atmosphere takes on a futuristic tone, as a corridor of Ando’s signature industrial concrete and light wood lattices carries visitors deep inside the building.
    — CondĂ© Nast, CondĂ© Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Researchers successfully produced previously unseen crystal lattices through natural molecular deformation.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of lattice
Noun
  • Both had wide, private balconies directly overlooking the sand and surf, and were connected by a hallway that could be locked off with a double door for privacy.
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The tall double door marked a new photo backdrop for the couple, with some speculating that it was captured at Forest Lodge, their family's new home.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Definition of double door
Noun
  • The Ferus Gallery was a revolving door of experimentation at the time and helped fuse the city’s otherwise sprawling and disparate art scene.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Numerous investigations have documented how patients can become trapped in a revolving door of treatment, relapse and reenrollment, with each relapse putting them at risk of overdose and death.
    — Ilan Shrira, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of revolving door
Noun
  • Taskin Ahmed, one of the two changes by Bangladesh following an eight-wicket defeat in the first test, and Hasan Mahmud shared the four wickets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In the last few months, England’s leading Test run scorer has developed a nasty habit of getting out leg before wicket.
    — Ben Jones, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of wicket
Noun
  • In Seuss’ black and white, hatch marked version of the real world, readers enter the home of two children when Cat arrives at their front door with two Things in tow.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Batten down the hatches — what’s about to happen is Liza territory.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of hatch
Noun
  • Earlier this year, a 12-foot alligator was found peeping through a Southport woman’s storm door, and an 8-foot gator was caught hiding under a car at a bank drive-thru.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The apartment's storm door was broken, and multiple bullet holes were seen around the entrance, deputies said.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of storm door

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“Trapdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trapdoor. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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