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Trapdoor
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What's The Definition Of Trapdoor?Synonyms | Synonyms for Trapdoor: Related Terms | Find terms related to Trapdoor: See Also | Trapdoor In Webster's Dictionary \Trap"door`\, n.
1. (Arch.) A lifting or sliding door covering an opening in a
roof or floor.
2. (Mining) A door in a level for regulating the ventilating
current; -- called also {weather door}. --Raymond.
{Trapdoor spider} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
large spiders which make a nest consisting of a vertical
hole in the earth, lined with a hinged lid, like a
trapdoor. Most of the species belong to the genus
{Cteniza}, as the California species ({C. Californica}).
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