A movable covering of a pit, or of an opening in a floor, designed to fall when stepped upon; hence applied to any similar door flush with the…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > stage > [noun] > trapdoor (7) trap1800 A movable covering of a pit, or of an opening in a floor, designed to fall when stepped upon; hence applied to any similar door flush with the… grave-trap1844 (see quot. 1886); also figurative. vampire trap1846 = sense 4. scruto1853 A spring trapdoor, made of strips of wood or whalebone, flush with the floor of the stage. Also attributive. slote1853 A trapdoor in a theatre stage. star trap1873 (a) Theatre a trap in the floor or other part of a stage consisting of a number of wedge-shaped pieces which part when pressure is applied to the… vampire1881 A double-leaved trapdoor, closing by means of springs, used in theatres to effect a sudden disappearance from the stage. |
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