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doorway

[dawr-wey, dohr-]

noun

  1. the passage or opening into a building, room, etc., commonly closed and opened by a door; portal.

  2. a means of access.

    a doorway to success.



doorway

/ ˈɔːˌɱɪ /

noun

  1. an opening into a building, room, etc, esp one that has a door

  2. a means of access or escape

    a doorway to freedom

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of doorway1

First recorded in 1790–1800; door + way 1
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The Philippous have an eye for wonderful, miserable detail, like a coroner’s stretcher that gets stuck on a doorway as it goes rattling out of the house.

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The 30-year-old was standing in the doorway, just a few steps away from where his son was playing; his wife standing in their courtyard.

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Last year a doorway, that may once have led to the Bard's dressing room, was also discovered at the King Street venue.

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Mahmoud falls to his knees inside the doorway of his house.

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She said she saw him on the security cameras, investigating the store’s doorway.

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