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swinging door

noun

a door that swings open on being pushed or pulled from either side and then swings closed by itself.

Words nearby swinging door

swingboat, swinge, swingeing, swinger, swinging, swinging door, swinging voter, swingle, swinglebar, swingletree, swingman

Origin of swinging door

First recorded in 1795–1805

Also called swing door.

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Examples from the Web for swinging door

And then he turned and went up the steps and through the swinging-door.
Rejected of Men|Howard Pyle
Pushing aside the swinging-door, he went into the kitchen to tell Aunt Mary.
El Diablo|Brayton Norton
But when the task was done he toddled through the swinging-door to see what wreck had been made of the kitchen.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes
I don't suppose I had sat down for more than a minute when the swinging-door was violently pushed open.
Little Novels|Wilkie Collins

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