0 the activity of escaping from chains, boxes, etc. usually for entertainment --
Houdini's feats helped to define the basic repertoire of escapology, including escapes from handcuffs, padlocks, straitjackets, mail bags, beer barrels and prison cells.
He then was taken to a different stage and was forced to perform the art of escapology.
He is a professional close up magician and mentalist, and specialises in escapology and gambling cheats.
He was also trained in the disciplines of forensics, acrobatics, criminology, disguise and escapology.
The straitjacket's effectiveness as a restraint makes it of special interest in escapology.
He discovered a way to escape with his cellmate, which began his interest in escapology.
There will be much common ground between the two parties, and not merely in the matter of escapology and in the interest of clinging together to survive.
I should sooner say "escapology", but that is the word that it uses.
