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automatic door

British  

noun

  1. a self-opening door

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The traps were cages with an automatic door that cause no harm to the animal, the zoo said.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2024

Optional components that could be disabled first include the air conditioning, radio and GPS, the music player, automated window and seat controls, and the automatic door locking and unlocking system.

From Washington Times Mar. 3, 2023

As soon as he opened the automatic door, Ortega’s passenger ran into the arms of her sobbing mother.

From Washington Post Nov. 8, 2021

Both are gifted physical comedians: Watch McCarthy, eyes agleam, driving a car with her entire body, and an injured Bullock trying to get through an automatic door.

From Seattle Times Jun. 27, 2013

He tries another hall, another, another, thinks he recognizes a certain sink; he triggers an automatic door; ends up among linens.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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