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cat door

British  

noun

  1. a small door or flap in a larger door through which a cat can pass

"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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It also has a cat door, covered with faux bamboo and tiki flair, for Crow’s cat, Darth Vader.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2022

Gelb’s has a heavy-duty door pull near the top that helps with the mind- and limb-bending contortions he specializes in, and a cat door near the bottom through which his characters sometimes escape.

From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2021

The previous owner added a cat door out to the bow deck.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 14, 2019

Carroll emphasizes in his sideways stories that everything has a voice and every thing a right to speak, be it queen, cat, door, Time, Mock Turtle, egg or child.

From Nature ● Nov. 15, 2016

The cat door she had been able to slip through such a short time ago was already far too small for her.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

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