hidden passage
Concealed route through
A hidden passage is a concealed corridor or doorway, typically built into a structure and disguised to avoid detection.
Gothic novels and mystery stories feature hidden passages behind bookcases or fireplaces.
The term extends to any secret route: The locals showed us a hidden passage through the mountains.
- secretConcealed information
- secret doorConcealed entryway
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- doorwayPassage into a room
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
trapdoor · bookcase · false wall · wall · trap door · mystery · escape · escape route · corridor · entrance · lever · underground · stone steps · labyrinth · crypt · castle · haunted mansion · stone
- Egyptian tombssarcophagus, mummy, burial chamber, mummies, canopic jar
- hideawayshideaway, hideout, lair, den, burrow
- Library Tropeslibrarian, book stacks, reading room, card catalog, archives
- prison escapesjailbreak, breakout, escapee, tunneling, disguise
- treasure huntstreasure, treasure chest, treasure map, clue, clues
- dungeon crawlersdungeon, loot, treasure chest, monster, trap
hidden passagemain entrance
Principal point of entry
front door · public entrance · grand entrance · lobby · foyer
hidden passagegrand staircase
Imposing architectural stairway centerpiece
great hall · promenade · vestibule · grand foyer · central hall
hidden, passage, hide, hiding, hides, pass, passes, passed, passing