oubliette Sentence Examples
- The castle's sinister oubliette held prisoners in unspeakable darkness.
- The treacherous lord cast his enemies into the oubliette below his keep.
- The oubliette's narrow walls echoed with the cries of the forgotten.
- Hidden beneath the ancient monastery, an oubliette served as a secret prison for heretics.
- In the depths of the dungeon, the oubliette was a grim reminder of the lord's cruel justice.
- The oubliette's occupants were left to languish in solitude, their names erased from history.
- As the years passed, the oubliette became a legend, whispered in hushed tones by the castle's inhabitants.
- The discovery of the oubliette's hidden entrance sent shockwaves through the kingdom.
- The oubliette's floor was littered with the bones of those who had perished within its depths.
- The old manor's forgotten oubliette was rumored to be haunted by the spirits of its former captives.
oubliette Meaning
oubliette (n)
a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling
oubliette (n.)
A dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old castles and other strongholds, into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall.
Synonyms & Antonyms of oubliette
Synonyms:
- hulk-s-
- joint
- reform-school
- labor-camp
- training-school
- can
- work-camp
- concentration-camp
- prison-camp
- hold
- glasshouse
- reformatory
- block
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
FAQs About the word oubliette
a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceilingA dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old castles and other strongho
prison, stockade, slammer, penitentiary, brig, bridewell, cage,dungeon, calaboose, bastille
outside,outside,,
The castle's sinister oubliette held prisoners in unspeakable darkness.
The treacherous lord cast his enemies into the oubliette below his keep.
The oubliette's narrow walls echoed with the cries of the forgotten.
Hidden beneath the ancient monastery, an oubliette served as a secret prison for heretics.
