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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

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

From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2023

In August, he announced more than 1,100 schools were being awarded $47 million of that money for upgrades such as security cameras, automatic door locks, visitor badging systems and exterior lighting.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2022

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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