trapdoor

Example Sentences

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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

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

Reading need them to keep the trapdoor to League Two firmly shut.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

“We didn’t know there was this trapdoor you can fall through this far into the process.”

From Science Magazine • Jan. 16, 2024

There were no doors off this landing, but Ron nudged Harry and pointed at the ceiling, where there was a circular trapdoor with a brass plaque on it.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling