swinging door
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swinging door — n AmE a door that you can push open from either side, which swings shut afterwards British Equivalent: swing door … Dictionary of contemporary English
swinging door — noun count AMERICAN a door without a handle that you can push open from either side and that closes automatically … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swinging door — n. a door hung so that it can be opened in either direction and swings shut by itself … English World dictionary
swinging door — This idiom refers to something or someone that can go in two conflicting or opposite directions … The small dictionary of idiomes
swinging door — noun a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑swing door • Hypernyms: ↑door • Hyponyms: ↑batwing • Part Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
swinging door — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms swinging door : singular swinging door plural swinging doors American a swing door … English dictionary
swinging door — swinging doors N COUNT: usu pl Swinging doors are doors that can open both towards you and away from you. [AM] (in BRIT, use swing door) … English dictionary
swinging door — door that can be pushed from either side to open it … English contemporary dictionary
swinging door — a door that swings open on being pushed or pulled from either side and then swings closed by itself. Also called swing door. [1795 1805] * * * … Universalium
swinging door — swing′ing door′ n. bui a door that swings open on being pushed or pulled from either side and then swings closed by itself • Etymology: 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang
