English Explanatory Dictionary

Macbeth trap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Macbeth trap Macbeth traps

Etymology

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

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