swinging door


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

Origin of swinging door

1
First recorded in 1795–1805
  • Also called swing door .

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How to use swinging door in a sentence

  • Once more Jessie was staring intently past the swinging doors of the hospital into the big hall beyond.

    The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. White
  • Even masters entering through the swinging doors seemed glad to pass beyond the range of the heroes' patronizing contemplation.

    Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton Mackenzie
  • Into the mind of the woman of forty-five they enter as easily as if it were guarded by nothing more than swinging doors.

    Seeing Things at Night | Heywood Broun
  • At the foot of Twenty-third Street the dogman led the way through swinging doors.

    Sixes and Sevens | O. Henry
  • I recall this conversation took place just outside those swinging doors with the glass panels.

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