trapdoor
noun
trap·door
ˈtrap-ˈdȯr 
: a lifting or sliding door covering an opening (as in a roof, ceiling, or floor)
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Instead, Markiewicz said, the team decided to keep the quest a little more grounded, eschewing magic altogether and having Geralt dropped through a trapdoor into a pit of spiders.
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Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Ruben Amorim’s side are 16th in a 20-club league and, with one game of their domestic campaign to go, the 20-time English champions have not even reached 40 points, which was once regarded as the safety mark that would ensure a club avoided dropping through the trapdoor into the second tier.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Contingent barrier notes, meanwhile, act like a trapdoor.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Elsewhere around the creaking trapdoor, teams have taken big chances on new forwards.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Ruben Amorim’s side are 16th in a 20-club league and, with one game of their domestic campaign to go, the 20-time English champions have not even reached 40 points, which was once regarded as the safety mark that would ensure a club avoided dropping through the trapdoor into the second tier.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Contingent barrier notes, meanwhile, act like a trapdoor.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Elsewhere around the creaking trapdoor, teams have taken big chances on new forwards.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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trapdoor
noun
trap·door
ˈtrap-ˈdō(ə)r
-ˈdȯ(ə)r
: a lifting or sliding door covering or hiding an opening in a roof, ceiling, or floor
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