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trapdoorSee back door. trapdoor [′trap‚dȯr] (building construction) A hinged, sliding, or lifting door to cover an opening in a roof, ceiling, or floor. An undocumented entry point into a computer program, which is generally inserted by a programmer to allow discreet access to the program. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The trapdoor had been left open, and I thought that was the place it came through. The two beds--mere shelves covered with blankets not overclean--faced each other from opposite sides of the room, the little square trapdoor that had given access to the Chinaman's grave being midway between. In a large dining room stood the table at which Louis XIV and his mistress Madame Maintenon, and after them Louis XV, and Pompadour, had sat at their meals naked and unattended--for the table stood upon a trapdoor, which descended with it to regions below when it was necessary to replenish its dishes. |
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