OUBLIETTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oubliette mean? 

• OUBLIETTE (noun)
  The noun OUBLIETTE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: OUBLIETTE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OUBLIETTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("oubliette" is a kind of...):

dungeon (a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined)