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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A dungeon only accessible by a trapdoor at the top.
2. 2
   a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling wordnet

Synonyms

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bastilleblack holeborstalbrigcellconcentration camp

Example

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"Want to check out the oubliette?"

Etymology

Borrowed from French oubliette, from oublier (“to forget”).

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