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trapdoor

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trap⋅door

  [trap-dawr, -dohr]
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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.
Origin:
1325–75; ME trappe dore. See trap 1 , door
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trap·door   (trāp'dôr', -dōr')   
n.  A hinged or sliding door in a floor, roof, or ceiling.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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