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swing door

British  

noun

  1. a door pivoted or hung on double-sided hinges so that it can open either way

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Two doors lead to the yard — sliding doors from the living room and a swing door from an alcove off the kitchen.

From Washington Post Oct. 5, 2020

His daughter, Nora, was 2 when she got caught between the elevator’s swing door and its accordion door, Reber said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 13, 2020

Turn the corner and walk through a waist-high swing door and Watson’s entire kitchen is alive with color, just like the rest of her home.

From Washington Times Jan. 12, 2020

In places, robots swing door panels around to spot-weld with pinpoint accuracy; but a few metres away, a section of the factory still runs as it did 67 years ago, Davis confirms.

From The Guardian Dec. 11, 2015

I stop at the swing door between the dining room and the kitchen.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

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