drophole

plural dropholes

1. A hole designed for something to be dropped through.

   I had been given another job – the digging of a drophole for the outhouse toilet.

   1998, Witi Ihimaera, Bulibasha

   1 more example

   On the ceiling above this space on the second floor was an iron ring, and directly below it was a drophole operated by a lever. This device was designed for hangings of criminals convicted of capital offenses.

   2018, Robert Sacré, Charley Patton: Voice of the Mississippi Delta

   Synonyms: fallway