What is another word for trapdoors?

Pronunciation: [tɹˈapdɔːz] (IPA)

Trapdoors are a type of door that opens by being lifted or pulled downwards. There are several synonyms for trapdoors including hatches, flaps, ports, doors, and covers. Hatches are typically found on boats or ships and can be used as an entrance or exit to the vessel's hull. Flaps are often used in the aviation industry to grant access to different parts of an airplane. Ports are a type of trapdoor that can be found on submarines, allowing for diversified usage. Doors and covers are more general terms used to describe any type of trapdoor. Regardless of the term used, the purpose of all trapdoors remains to provide a discreet or temporary entrance or access point.

What are the hypernyms for Trapdoors?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Trapdoors

That is as near as you can come with words-trapdoors opening into cellars, smoke and flame below.
"Son of Power"
Will Levington Comfort and Zamin Ki Dost
At once the they all dived into the trapdoors of their platforms, and Flippityflop said they had gone to bed and would not appear until the next morning.
"Dot and Tot of Merryland"
L. Frank Baum
"I found that my home was the rendezvous of a lot of my old associates, only instead of meeting underneath trapdoors at the risk of their lives, they were meeting quite openly and without fear of molestation.
"The Box with the Broken Seals"
E. Phillips Oppenheim

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