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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Oregon officials declare state of emergency to address fentanyl crisis in Portland
Fentanyl was stored, in part, in a trapdoor beneath the day care floor, officials said.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 June 2024
People and things appear inside it as if by magic (in reality, through a trapdoor).
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2024
The surgery is a trapdoor bypass, called a Trabeculectomy, which is delicate and requires many post-op visits.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
In the play, a hunting dog has to sit patiently inside a glass house, with a trapdoor underneath, without moving or turning his head, while men with deer heads run around the stage.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 June 2024
People and things appear inside it as if by magic (in reality, through a trapdoor).
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2024
The surgery is a trapdoor bypass, called a Trabeculectomy, which is delicate and requires many post-op visits.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
In the play, a hunting dog has to sit patiently inside a glass house, with a trapdoor underneath, without moving or turning his head, while men with deer heads run around the stage.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
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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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