Definition of "trapdoor" [trap•door]

• A hinged or sliding door in a floor, roof, or ceiling. (noun)

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• "Renegade334: I heard about this totally robust hack of Phates I mean totally and I saw him online and I asked him about it only he just dissed me. then Weird stuff started happening after that and I heard about this script he wrote called trapdoor and now Im totally paranoyd."
• "Beneath the trapdoor was a ladder, which descended four meters to a landing at the top of a narrow stairwell."
• "Under the trapdoor was a space two feet on either side, containing the ashes of some finery, and a black tin box."