| 词条 | Trapdoor |
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}} A trapdoor is a sliding or hinged door, flush with the surface of a floor, roof, or ceiling, or in the stage of a theatre.[1] A hatch, an opening which may also be in a wall and need not be flush with the surface, is similar; in some cases either name is applicable. A small door in a wall, floor or ceiling used to gain access to equipment is called an access hatch or access door. HistoryOriginally, trapdoors were sack traps in mills, and allowed the sacks to pass up through the mill while naturally falling back to a closed position.[2] Many buildings with flat roofs have hatches that provide access to the roof. On ships, hatches are usually not flush, and never called trapdoors—provide access to the deck. Cargo ships, including bulk carriers, have large hatches for access to the holds. GallowsMost 19th- and early 20th-century gallows featured a trapdoor, usually with two flaps. The victim was placed at the join. The edge of a trapdoor farthest from the hinge accelerates faster than gravity, so that the prisoner does not hit the flaps but falls freely. Railways{{multiple image| align = left | direction = vertical | header = | width = 250 | image1 = Amtrak Downeaster conductor standing in Amfleet car doorway.jpg | caption1 = Amtrak conductors standing in the doorways of Amfleet cars with their trapdoors in the closed (above) and open (below) positions | alt1 = An Amtrak conductor standing in the doorway of an Amfleet cars with its trapdoor in the closed position | image2 = Amtrak conductor stands in train door as westbound Cardinal departs Staunton.jpg | alt2 = An Amtrak conductor standing in the doorway of an Amfleet cars with its trapdoor in the open position }} The term trapdoor also refers to a plate in the entry vestibule of a passenger railcar that permits access to high-level platforms when lying flat against the floor of the car, and which can be flipped open to expose steps for accessing ground-level platforms. Many American commuter railroads which operate the Comet railcars made by Bombardier have trapdoors to accommodate passengers boarding and alighting on both high-level and ground-level platforms. Amtrak's Viewliner, Amfleet, and Horizon railcar fleets all have trapdoors. {{Clear}}BiologyTrapdoor spiders hide in an underground nest they line with their silk, and then conceal it with a hinged silk lid, the trapdoor.[3]Star traps in theatreIn theatrical use, "star traps" allowed explosively fast appearances on stage, such as Jinn appearing in a puff of smoke. [4] FictionHidden trapdoors occasionally appear in fiction, as entrances to secret passageways, dungeons, or to secret tunnels. They also appear as literal traps into which a hapless pedestrian may fall if he or she happens to step on one. See also
References1. ^Oxford English Dictionary 2nd ed. 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1033|title=Greens Mill|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117093655/http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1033|archivedate=2010-11-17|df=}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trapdoor%20spider|title=Trap-door Spider - Definition of trap-door spider by Merriam-Webster|work=merriam-webster.com}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.theatrecrafts.com/pages/home/glossary-of-technical-theatre-terms/trap-doors-stage/ |title=Trap Doors On Stage |author=|publisher=Theatrecrafts.com |access-date=12 November 2018 |quote=A set of triangular sprung flaps in the stage floor through which an actor can be propelled from a lift below stage.}} External links{{Commonscatinline|Trapdoors}} 2 : Doors|Parts of a theatre |
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