automatic door
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Metropolitan Diary: Saying “Thank you, door!” to every automatic door.
From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2023
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
That almost makes it less lifelike, an automatic door that opens when nobody has even approached.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2019
The castle’s front entrance, which had been impregnable for so many years, swung open as Sorrento approached, like an automatic door at a supermarket.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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