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storm door
noun
- a supplementary outside door, usually glazed, for protecting the entrance door against drafts, driving rain, etc.
storm door
noun
- an extra outer door for protection in bad weather
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Word History and Origins
Origin of storm door1
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
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Example Sentences
But she slipped through the door anyway, screaming for help when the storm door in front of her was locked.
From The Daily Beast
He stammered an answer as Drew hurried down the carpeted steps and joined Delaney at the storm-door.
From Project Gutenberg
The Old Red Rooster had taken down the storm door and stored it away in the barn.
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So we steered him down to the gymnasium and made him rap on the storm door outside, and I said ‘who comes there?’
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There was a broad "stoop" there, quite a wide veranda in fact, since the unsightly wooden storm-door had been removed.
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Front windows should be shut, blinds and shades pulled down, and the outer or storm door of the house closed.
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