swing door

swing door
noun
a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction
Syn: ↑swinging door
Hypernyms: ↑door
Hyponyms: ↑batwing
Part Meronyms: ↑hinge, ↑flexible joint, ↑paneling, ↑panelling, ↑pane

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noun or swinging door
: a door that can be pushed open from either side and that swings to when released

the swing door between the pantry and dining room

push through the swinging doors of a waterfront dive

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swing door noun
A door (usu one of a pair) that opens either way and swings shut by itself
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Main Entry:swing

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swing door UK US noun [countable] [singular swing door plural swing doors]
a door without a handle that you can push open from either side and that closes automatically
Thesaurus: doors and windowshyponym parts of doors and windowsmeronym

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swing door,
= swinging door. (Cf.swinging door)

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ˌswing ˈdoor [swing door] (BrE) (NAmE ˌswinging ˈdoor) noun
a door that you can open in either direction and that closes itself when you stop holding it open
See also:swinging door

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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