trapdoor
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noun
1.
a door flush with the surface of a floor, ceiling, or roof.
2.
the opening that it covers.
adjective
3.
of, pertaining to, or like a trapdoor.
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Above the second-floor landing was a locked rectangular trapdoor, painted brown and scored with scratches.
Ferrets have been observed returning to the cages for no more than a few days after the trapdoor was opened.
He stood beneath the trapdoor and pulled a kitchen chair into the hallway and stood on it.
When an aquatic bug brushes one of the trigger hairs, the plant pumps out creating a vacuum and the trapdoor swings open.
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