doorway

[dawr-wey, dohr-]

noun

1. the passage or opening into a building, room, etc., commonly closed and opened by a door; portal.

2. a means of access.

   a doorway to success.

doorway

/ ˈdɔːˌweɪ /

noun

1. an opening into a building, room, etc, esp one that has a door

2. a means of access or escape

   a doorway to freedom

Word History and Origins

Origin of doorway¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; door + way ¹

Example Sentences

Smoking a cigarette in a shaded doorway not far from the church, a 33-year-old civil servant, who gave her name as Aurélie, spoke with undisguised bitterness.

From BBC

Stringer’s favorite spot to linger was in the front doorway, where he could watch over the indoor and outdoor crowds.

From Los Angeles Times

Householders have been taping up their windows, as businesses had sandbags delivered to put at their doorways to prevent coastal surges seeping into their properties.

From BBC

Back in the PG25 community hub in John Wood Street, volunteer Addie Williams is enjoying a free coffee after a morning "scraping out shop doorways".

From BBC

The killers then poured petrol around the bottom of the stairs and doorway at the property, on Lambourne Road, and set it alight, despite the cries of her two-year-old daughter upstairs.

From BBC

Related Words

• access 
• avenue 
• corridor 
• door 
• entry 
• entryway 
• gate 
• hall 
• hallway 
• lobby 
• opening 
• passageway 
• porch 
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• staircase