Link Centre Dictionary

oubliette

oub·liette

US/uːbliˈɛt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling

Origin

Borrowed from French oubliette, from oublier (“to forget”).

Related words

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.