How to Pronounce "oubliette"
word
uːbliˈɛt
oob-lee-ET
ˌaʊblɪˈɛt
ow-bli-ET
Definition
An oubliette is a secret or hidden underground prison cell, often only accessible from a trapdoor in the ceiling, used in old castles to imprison people and make them easy to forget.
IPA Transcription
American English
uːbliˈɛt
British English
ˌaʊblɪˈɛt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
oob-lee-ET
UK
ow-bli-ET
Listen in Context
The old castle has an oubliette beneath the tower.
A prisoner was thrown into the oubliette and left there for years.
The only way out of an oubliette is through a door in the ceiling.
Many legends speak of knights lost forever in the oubliette.