door check

American  

noun

1. a device, usually hydraulic or pneumatic, for controlling the closing of a door and preventing it from slamming.

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Example Sentences

If you’re home alone or with family members and you hear a knock at the door, check the window, security camera or peephole so you can identify whether ICE agents are outside.

From Los Angeles Times

If you’re home alone or with family members and you hear a knock at the door, check the window, security camera or peephole so you can identify if ICE agents are outside.

From Los Angeles Times

Just a routine door check by guards, Liddy assumed.

From Literature

Knock on the door, check the name on your scanner, hand over the parcel and move on.

From BBC

“People will walk in the door, check out the store, give you their feedback and leave,” Ms. Roe said.

From New York Times