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automatic door

British  

noun

  1. a self-opening door

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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

In the Seville, car buyers got a powerful, fuel-injected V8 engine, a pillowy interior, power seats and automatic door locks and windows.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Metropolitan Diary: Saying “Thank you, door!” to every automatic door.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2023

That almost makes it less lifelike, an automatic door that opens when nobody has even approached.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2019

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