| Main Entry: | back door |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | back entrance |
Synonyms: |
back entrance, back stairs, back way, escape hatch, indirect access, means of entry, postern, postern door, secret exit, secretive or illicit method, side door, trap door, trapdoor, wormhole |
| Main Entry: | escape clause |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal provision to get out of a contract |
Synonyms: |
clause, escalator clause, escape hatch, escapeway, fine print, hole to creep out of, loophole, saving clause, technicality, way of escape, way out |
| Main Entry: | fire escape |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | emergency exit |
Synonyms: |
escape hatch, escapeway, fire egress, fire exit |