closing
noun
the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
self-closing
-
a word derived from
closing.
Example Sentences
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“The primary prevention is to have an isolation fence around the pool” that includes a self-latching, self-closing gate” — even if the structure is temporary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025
Senior Deputy Speaker Lord Gardiner of Kimble told Lord Berkeley advice given to parliamentary authorities was that cats would face risks from construction activity, self-closing doors and the lack of arrangements for caring for them.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2025
Tests in rats showed that the cuffs could be successfully placed without surgery, and they formed a self-closing loop around the target nerve.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2024
Fire investigators said that the apartment’s front door and a door on the 15th floor should have been self-closing to help contain the spreading smoke, but that the doors stayed fully open.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
The new ink-well, to save this trouble, is self-closing.
From The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 22, April 8, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Julia Truitt Bishop
