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doorless

American  
[dawr-lis] / ˈdɔr lɪs /

adjective

  1. (of a room, vehicle, shower, etc.) without a door to close the opening or openings intended for entry and exit.

  2. having no door or means of entry and exit; entirely walled in.


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Cosm’s visuals are so crisp that at times they can simulate movement and dimension, and we get dizzyingly lost when the characters are trapped in a seemingly doorless room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

Searches for doorless showers, amazing walk-in showers, shower bombs and spalike bathrooms are growing popular on Pinterest as a result.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

The video was seemingly everywhere on the Chinese internet: A middle-aged woman standing in a doorless brick shack, a dazed expression on her face, wearing no coat though it was the middle of winter.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2022

A compact but luxe full bath was also added with a doorless, wet room-style shower also sporting gray porcelain tile.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2021

Then I came around back and saw my opportunity: a doorless doorway, bearded with vines, gaping and black; an open mouth just waiting to swallow me.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

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