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oubliette
n. prison cell or dungeon that has only a small trap door in the ceiling (from French oublier, to forget)

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A dungeon is a room or cell in which prisoners are held, especially underground. Dungeons are generally associated with medieval castles, though their association with torture probably belongs more to the Renaissance period. An oubliette is a form of dungeon which was accessible only from a hatch in a high ceiling.

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oubliette
Noun
1. a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling
(hypernym) dungeon


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oubliette
nf. oubliette, prison cell or dungeon that has only a small trap door in the ceiling (from French oublier, to forget)

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Oubliette
(n.)
A dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old castles and other strongholds, into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall.
  

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