front door

American  

noun

1. the main entrance to a house or other building, usually facing a street.

2. Informal. anything offering the best, most direct, or most straightforward approach to a place, situation, objective, etc.

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front door British  

noun

1. the main entrance to a house

2. an open legitimate means of obtaining a job, position, etc

   to get in by the front door

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Etymology

Origin of front door

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

Across the street, the front door of a white house opens.

From Literature

Charity shop staff saw the bag outside the front door and thought it was just another donated item.

From BBC

The front door’s shock of color, which makes for such a contrast with the white facade, finds its way inside.

From The Wall Street Journal

The front door was charred black and the smell of smoke and soot lingered in the entryway.

From Los Angeles Times

Conveniently, we can get from our front door to a gate at San Francisco International in as little as 30 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal