trapdoor
Example Sentences
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The loop has presented Clark with a trapdoor disguised as an exit.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
The park, which closed in late December, contains games and rides that reference past MrBeast videos, such as a trapdoor tower and catapults.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026
Scientists at the University of California, Davis report the discovery of a previously unrecognized trapdoor spider that lives in California's coastal sand dunes.
From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025
She knows the location of the hidden trapdoor that leads to the rafters of the arch above the nave.
From New York Times • May 6, 2024
His foot came down on something that clanged and he saw that he was standing on a metal trapdoor.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
