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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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It turned out to be a freshly bricked-up doorway – an attempt to hide what lurked behind.

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Before the cameras were covered, “multiple suspects were recorded carrying equipment into Building 10 and barricading doorways using ladders, furniture, and additional equipment they brought into the building,” prosecutors alleged in a press release.

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Alice describes trying to leave his bedroom but being aggressively "yanked back from the doorway".

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That sneaked into the show, and it’s maybe a little doorway into the next series.

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But he relocated to Woodford with his partner and two younger children after a gunman opened fire at him and his pregnant daughter in the doorway of their Woolwich home in September 2018.

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