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Trap doors

Scope note

Doors fitted to an opening in a horizontal or nearly horizontal surface, as a floor or roof, through which a person ascends head first and descends feet first. RS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30002835

Broader Terms used

<doors by form>

Term used for

doors, trap
trapdoors

Equivalent Terms used

trap door

Created

12yrs ago

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