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noun
A kind of stage trapdoor rigged to drop below floor level and slide to one side.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
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History
Named after Shakespeare's play Macbeth, in which such a contrivance could be used to bring the ghost of Banquo onto the stage.
