secret passage
Hidden escape route
A secret passage is a hidden corridor or route built into a structure, typically concealed behind a bookcase, fireplace, or wall panel.
Secret passages appear frequently in mystery fiction and gothic architecture, where they enable dramatic escapes or clandestine movement: The detective discovered a secret passage behind the library shelves.
Real examples exist in old mansions and castles, built for escape during sieges or to hide persecuted groups.
- hiddenKept out of sight
- hidden doorDisguised access point
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- doorwayPassage into a room
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
bookcase · lever · trapdoor · mystery · escape · escape route · wall · false wall · stone · castle · dungeon · cobwebs · torch · medieval · sliding · panel · hidden staircase · underground
- mysteryclue, detective, suspect, clues, sleuth
- action-adventurecombat, exploration, treasure, quest, hero
- escapeescape, flee, run away, get away, flight
- Gothic horrorghost story, haunted houses, Dracula, vampires, Frankenstein
- haunted attractionshaunted house, jump scare, haunted maze, jump scares, strobe light
- haunted houseghosts, cobwebs, creaking floors, creaky floors, attic
secret passagemain entrance
Principal point of entry
front door · grand entrance · public entrance · lobby · foyer
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