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portcullis

noun

Definition of portcullis

as in trapdoor

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Recent Examples of portcullis The prior owner went all out on building a Medieval-style castle, with a moat, a drawbridge and a portcullis. — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2022 The entrance to the car park even passes under a portcullis and guests’ bags go through an X-ray machine hidden in the rock-face. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Then Iraq’s new rulers lowered a paper portcullis, demanding fees and the completion of myriad forms. — The Economist, 10 Apr. 2021

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Then around a dozen defendants took their seats after climbing steps that led directly from the basement floor into a courtroom trapdoor.

— Kaya Genç, The Dial, 9 June 2026
The trapdoor to the treehouse does not open from the outside.

— Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Definition of trapdoor

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Shekarchi filed suit in Superior Court last week to block the Ethics Commission from investigating whether his bid to join the Supreme Court directly from the legislature violates the revolving door law's one-year waiting period.

— Patrick Anderson, The Providence Journal, 30 June 2026
Wayfair is like a revolving door of these kinds of markdowns.

— Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026

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Australia reigned supreme in the T20 World Cup final with a crushing seven-wicket victory over England, completed with 17 balls to spare in front of a Lord’s crowd of 28,887, a record for women’s cricket.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Bethell hit five fours and five sixes in his 46-ball stay, finishing the game alongside Jofra Archer as England nailed a four-wicket win with an over to spare.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

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