swinging door
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noun
a door that swings open on being pushed or pulled from either side and then swings closed by itself.
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Nearby words
- swinge,
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- swingingly,
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- swinglebar,
- swingletree
Origin of swinging door
First recorded in 1795–1805
Also called swing door.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
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 PylePushing aside the swinging-door, he went into the kitchen to tell Aunt Mary.
El Diablo|Brayton NortonBut 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 HughesI don't suppose I had sat down for more than a minute when the swinging-door was violently pushed open.
Little Novels|Wilkie Collins