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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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“Replacing a swing door with a barn door as the entry to a master bath can provide extra square footage.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023

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

These elevators — with an outer swing door and an interior accordion or gate door — are different from their popular commercial cousins, which have sliding doors.

From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2019

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

“You pick,” I say, putting our dishes in the sink and heading through the swing door.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

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