trap door

Example Sentences

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At one point he noticed me looking at a trap door above our head.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

And, as she descended a grand pearlescent staircase, she suddenly disappeared through a trap door.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025

Howells and his team set up a trap near the crawl space opening and the bear eventually walked into it and triggered the trap door, wildlife officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

The air flows through a pipe module situated behind the "trap door," generating an acoustic signal.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

The trap door at the front slammed shut, separating them from Nanuq.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz