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Definition of Swinging door
1. Noun. A door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction.
Specialized synonyms: Batwing
Generic synonyms: Door
Terms within: Flexible Joint, Hinge, Pane, Paneling, Panelling
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swinging Door
Literary usage of Swinging door
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1886)
"In tea-houses of two stories ch often ascend from the vicinity of the kitchen,
have a closet, and this is usually closed by a swinging-door, ..."
2. The Country House: A Practical Manual of the Planning and Construction of by Charles Edward Hooper (1905)
"The closed swinging door is far less healthy, and is, moreover, an awkward thing
at the ... On the other hand, the swinging door is easier to keep closed, ..."
3. The Country House: A Practical Manual of the Planning and Construction of by Charles Edward Hooper (1906)
"The closed swinging door is far less healthy, and is, moreover, an awkward thing
at the ... On the other hand, the swinging door is easier to keep closed, ..."
4. The Country House: A Practical Manual of the Planning and Construction of by Charles Edward Hooper (1906)
"The closed swinging door is far less healthy, and is, moreover, an awkward thing
at the ... On the other hand, the swinging door is easier to keep closed, ..."
5. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1886)
"In tea-houses of two stories ch often ascend from the vicinity of the kitchen,
have a closet, and this is usually closed by a swinging-door, ..."
6. The Country House: A Practical Manual of the Planning and Construction of by Charles Edward Hooper (1905)
"The closed swinging door is far less healthy, and is, moreover, an awkward thing
at the ... On the other hand, the swinging door is easier to keep closed, ..."
7. The Country House: A Practical Manual of the Planning and Construction of by Charles Edward Hooper (1906)
"The closed swinging door is far less healthy, and is, moreover, an awkward thing
at the ... On the other hand, the swinging door is easier to keep closed, ..."
8. The Country House: A Practical Manual of the Planning and Construction of by Charles Edward Hooper (1906)
"The closed swinging door is far less healthy, and is, moreover, an awkward thing
at the ... On the other hand, the swinging door is easier to keep closed, ..."
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