false bottoms
Concealed container floors
False bottoms are concealed compartments created by a secondary floor or base in a container.
Smugglers hide contraband in suitcases with false bottoms; magicians use boxes with false bottoms for illusions.
The term extends to any deceptive layer that creates hidden space: The drawer had a false bottom concealing old letters.
In brewing, a false bottom is a perforated plate that separates grain from liquid during mashing.
Portable travel container
- trunkMain stem or storage
- drawerSliding furniture compartment
- briefcasePortable document container
- luggageTraveler's packed containers
crate · box · chest · cabinet · barrel · flask · bag · hidden safe
Hinged floor opening
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- magic trickPerformed feat seeming impossible
- stage illusionPlanned theatrical deception
prestidigitation · conjuring · sleight of hand · hidden compartment · illusion · ruse · subterfuge
Prohibited trade goods
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- borderOuter edge or limit
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
bootlegging · drug running · hidden cargo · illegal goods · concealment · stash · mule · black market
suitcase
Portable travel container
luggage · crate · box · chest · cabinet · barrel · flask · bag · hidden safe · secret compartment
trap door
Hinged floor opening
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- magic trickPerformed feat seeming impossible
stage illusion · prestidigitation · conjuring · sleight of hand · hidden compartment · illusion · ruse · subterfuge
contraband
Prohibited trade goods
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- borderOuter edge or limit
prohibition · bootlegging · drug running · hidden cargo · illegal goods · concealment · stash · mule · black market · evasion
fermentation
Microbial sugar conversion
- Slavery EscapeUnderground Railroad, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, runaways, fugitives
- smugglingcontraband, smugglers, human smuggling, smuggling rings, people smuggling
- deceptionslie, lies, lying, deceit, decoy
false bottomsnothing to hide
false, bottom, falsely, falseness, falsity, falsify, falsification, falsifier, falsified