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| air curtain |
a draft of compressed air blown continuously across a doorway, usu. downward, to act as a door in maintaining interior temperature. |
| dive |
to plunge into an opening, as a person into a doorway or a hand into a receptacle. [1/12 definitions] |
| doorframe |
the framework of a doorway. |
| doorsill |
the sill of a doorway or entry; threshold. |
| entrance1 |
a doorway or other place through which one enters. [1/3 definitions] |
| entranceway |
a passage or doorway for entering. |
| French door |
one of a pair of doors with glass panes from top to bottom and hinged on opposite sides of a doorway so that they open out from the center. |
| headroom |
the clear space between the head and a ceiling, arch, or top of a doorway. |
| headway2 |
the clear space between the head and a ceiling, arch, or top of a doorway; headroom. |
| lintel |
a supporting horizontal beam at the top of a doorway or window. |
| portal |
a doorway or entrance, esp. a large and imposing one. [1/3 definitions] |
| portière |
a heavy or decorative curtain hung in a doorway usu. in place of a door. |
| ramp |
a movable staircase or walkway set against the doorway of a plane or boat for passengers to enter or exit. [1/7 definitions] |
| template |
a horizontal piece of stone or timber that serves to distribute weight or pressure, as over a doorway. [1/4 definitions] |
| threshold |
the piece of wood or stone underneath a door that forms the bottom of the doorway. [1/2 definitions] |
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