trap doors
Hidden floor exits
Trap doors are hinged or sliding panels set into a floor, ceiling, or stage, opening to reveal a space below or above.
They allow access to cellars, attics, or hidden compartments.
On stage, performers appear or vanish through trap doors for dramatic effect.
In computing, a trap door (or backdoor) is a hidden method of bypassing normal security: Hackers exploited a trap door in the software.
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
- secret passageConcealed route through structure
- stage effectsTechnical theatrical enhancements
- oublietteUnderground cell with ceiling hatch
- spider holeConcealed one-person dugout
dungeon crawl · opening · entryway · cover · exit · flap · rigging · panel · disappearing act · executioner · pulleys · winches · stage illusions · gallows · gates · hinged · spring loaded · entrance
- haunted attractionshaunted house, jump scare, haunted maze, jump scares, strobe light
- theater partsstage, curtain, seats, seat, balcony
- stagecraftstage left, stage right, center stage, downstage, upstage
- amphitheaterstiered seating, tiers, seats, oval shape, semicircle
- set designset construction, set design, set dressing, set decoration, set pieces
- Underground Railroadsafe houses, stations, hiding places, secret rooms, hidden passages
trap doorsmain entrance
Principal point of entry
front door · grand entrance · public entrance · glass doors · revolving doors
trap doorsmain gate
Primary access point
welcome mat · reception area · front porch · vestibule · threshold