oubliette

Noun

A secret underground dungeon with a trapdoor in the ceiling as its only entrance or exit.

ریشه

From French 'oublier' meaning 'to forget'.

مثال

• The prisoner was thrown into the oubliette and left to die.
• The castle's oubliette was a place of terror and despair.
• Legend has it that the oubliette was used to erase the memory of those imprisoned within.

ترکیب‌های رایج

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