1. hinged or removable doors in a floor, ceiling, or roof that provide access to a space above or below

Examples

• The old theater had trapdoors on stage for dramatic entrances.
• We installed trapdoors in the attic floor for easy access.
• The magician disappeared through one of the stage’s trapdoors.
• The basement could only be reached through trapdoors in the kitchen.
• Workers used trapdoors to move equipment between floors.
• The ship’s trapdoors led to the cargo hold below deck.