oubliette

• This was the case recently when I flicked through Foyle's Philavery and stumbled across the word oubliette, the name for a secret dungeon beneath a trap door.Oubliette is hardly a word that a person needs to use everyday, unless perhaps you're trapped in a dungeon or live in a castle.
• And that mission was the only reason he retained his freedom, instead of languishing in some Federal oubliette, awaiting the trial of the young century, followed, no doubt, by public tarring and feathering. —  F ;SF; - vol 098 issue 02 - February 2000
• When they brought Lisa out of the oubliette, Dr. X had gone down to help her. —  F ;SF; - vol 086 issue 02 - February 1994
• From the oubliette, Dr. X said calmly, "I thought you were more mature than this, Kevin." —  F ;SF; - vol 086 issue 02 - February 1994
• The oubliette was not convenient for her anatomy, or she would have used that, as it was enchanted never to fill up. —  Up In A Heaval

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