Macbeth trap

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Macbeth trap (plural Macbeth traps)

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

References

• Charles Stuart Packard (1965), Palaces in the Wilderness, page 18