swinging door
- a door that swings open on being pushed or pulled from either side and then swings closed by itself.
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Origin of swinging door
First recorded in 1795–1805
Also called swing door.
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Examples from the Web for swinging door
Historical Examples
Pushing aside the swinging-door, he went into the kitchen to tell Aunt Mary.
El DiabloBrayton Norton
And then he turned and went up the steps and through the swinging-door.
Rejected of MenHoward Pyle
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 NovelsWilkie Collins