TRAPDOORS

Noun

trapdoors

plural of trapdoor

Source: Wiktionary


TRAPDOOR

Trap"door`, n.

1. (Arch.)

Definition: A lifting or sliding door covering an opening in a roof or floor.

2. (Mining)

Definition: A door in a level for regulating the ventilating current; -- called also weather door. Raymond. Trapdoor spider (Zoöl.), any one of several species of large spiders which make a nest consisting of a vertical hole in the earth, lined with a hinged lid, like a trapdoor. Most of the species belong to the genus Cteniza, as the California species (C. Californica).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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