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Macbeth trap

Macbeth trap noun: a kind of stage trapdoor rigged to drop below floor level and slide to one side.

Noun

Macbeth trap (plural Macbeth traps)

  1. A kind of stage trapdoor rigged to drop below floor level and slide to one side.

Forms of Macbeth trap

pluralMacbeth traps

Origin of Macbeth trap

Named after Shakespeare's play Macbeth, in which such a contrivance could be used to bring the ghost of Banquo onto the stage.

Questions about Macbeth trap

What does Macbeth trap mean?
Macbeth trap means a kind of stage trapdoor rigged to drop below floor level and slide to one side.
What part of speech is Macbeth trap?
Macbeth trap is a noun.
What is the plural of Macbeth trap?
The plural of Macbeth trap is Macbeth traps.

Words near Macbeth trap in the dictionary

  1. MacBee
  2. MacBees
  3. Macbeth
  4. Macbeth chart
  5. Macbeth charts
  6. Macbeth trap
  7. Macbeth traps
  8. Macbethan
  9. Macbethian
  10. MacBook
  11. MacBooks

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