trapdoor

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtræpˈdɔr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(trap′dôr′, -dōr′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
trap•door /ˈtræpˈdɔr/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Buildinga door evenly lined up with the surface of a floor, ceiling, or roof.
  2. Buildingthe opening that it covers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
trap•door  (trap′dôr′, -dōr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a door flush with the surface of a floor, ceiling, or roof.
  2. the opening that it covers.

adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or like a trapdoor.
  • Middle English trappe dore. See trap1, door 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
trapdoor / ˈtræpˌdɔː/
  1. a door or flap flush with and covering an opening, esp in a ceiling
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