trap-door
Hidden floor opening
A trap-door is a hinged or removable panel in a floor, ceiling, or roof, providing access to a space below or above: The stage had a trap-door for dramatic entrances.
In computing, a trap-door (or backdoor) is a hidden method of bypassing normal security to access a system.
The compound also appears as trapdoor or trap door.
Opening in deck or floor
- deckShip's flat surface
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- bulkheadInternal vessel barrier
- watertightPrevents liquid from passing
submarine · compartment · hold · cargo · gangway · scuttle · companionway · porthole
Way to leave
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
- bolt-holePrivate retreat for escaping
refuge · bunker · tunnel · underground · passageway · ladder · descent · evasion
Kept out of sight
- secretConcealed information
- camouflagedVisually hidden by coloring
- disguisedConcealed true identity
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
covered · flush · undetectable · invisible · panel · floorboard · cellar · compartment
Raised performance platform
- disappearanceAct of going missing
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- magicianPerformer of illusions
- actorOne who portrays characters
proscenium · trick · scenery · prop · platform · hinge · spring-loaded · reveal
hatch
Opening in deck or floor
watertight · submarine · compartment · hold · cargo · gangway · scuttle · companionway · porthole · bilge
exit
Way to leave
bolt-hole · refuge · bunker · tunnel · underground · passageway · ladder · descent · evasion · hideout
hidden
Kept out of sight
- secretConcealed information
- camouflagedVisually hidden by coloring
- disguisedConcealed true identity
obscured · covered · flush · undetectable · invisible · panel · floorboard · cellar · compartment · cache
stage
Raised performance platform
- disappearanceAct of going missing
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- magicianPerformer of illusions
actor · proscenium · trick · scenery · prop · platform · hinge · spring-loaded · reveal · phantom
burrow
Animal's dug dwelling
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- silk-linedWith smooth interior fabric
- preyAnimal being hunted
fanged · arachnid · lid · predator · lurk · strike · tunnel · nest · nocturnal · web
trap-doorgrand staircase
Imposing architectural stairway centerpiece
main entrance · front door · grand entrance · staircase · public entrance
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