Definition of "oubliette" []

• A dungeon with a trapdoor in the ceiling as its only means of entrance or exit. (noun)

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• "Strenuously jamming their alleged principles into an oubliette is an exercise that apparently causes blindness, as well."
• "In French this sort of prison is called an oubliette."
• ""The oubliette is a dirty place, and fuligin doesn't show bloodstains.""