"Macbeth trap" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Macbeth traps [plural]
Etymology: Named after Shakespeare's play Macbeth, in which such a contrivance could be used to bring the ghost of Banquo onto the stage. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Macbeth trap (plural Macbeth traps)
  1. (theater) A kind of stage trapdoor rigged to drop below floor level and slide to one side.

Inflected forms

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