trapdoor

• He followed, and light went out of the room as the flashlight glow disappeared and the heavy trapdoor--it must have been made of steel--clanked down into place. —  089 - The Flying Goblin
• Once the trapdoor was revealed, a few more swipes with the axe freed it for opening. —  EQMM,March-April2006
• Occasionally a trapdoor was found, and then a great pit appeared which was immediately the target for a hundred shells. —  Astounding Stories January, 1935
• Now reality seemed to have opened up under her like a trapdoor, as all her suspicions were confirmed in glorious style. —  THE YEARS OF RICE AND SALT - Kim Stanley Robinson
• Here they found Elmer bending over and examining the floor It's a trapdoor, all right," declared Lil Artha, as he noted the dimensions of the cracks that formed an almost perfect square But how to get it up's the question," said Elmer; "for there seems to be no ring in sight. —  Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot

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