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The outward man is the swinging door; the inner man is the still hinge.
Meister Eckhart

Meaning of "swinging door" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SWINGING DOOR

swinging door  [ˈswɪŋɪŋ dɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWINGING DOOR

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Swinging door is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SWINGING DOOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of swinging door in the English dictionary

The definition of swinging door in the dictionary is a door that opens in either direction.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWINGING DOOR


adore
əˈdɔː
backdoor
ˌbækˈdɔː
commodore
ˈkɒməˌdɔː
comprador
ˌkɒmprəˈdɔː
condor
ˈkɒndɔː
corridor
ˈkɒrɪˌdɔː
daw
dɔː
door
dɔː
dor
dɔː
Ecuador
ˈɛkwəˌdɔː
indoor
ˈɪnˌdɔː
Indore
ɪnˈdɔː
Labrador
ˈlæbrəˌdɔː
landau
ˈlændɔː
matador
ˈmætədɔː
mirador
ˌmɪrəˈdɔː
outdoor
ˈaʊtˈdɔː
revolving-door
rɪˈvɒlvɪŋ dɔː
Salvador
ˈsælvəˌdɔː
vendor
ˈvɛndɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWINGING DOOR

swing voter
swing-bin
swing-wing
swingbeat
swingboat
swinge
swingeing
swingeingly
swinger
swinging
swinging single
Swinging Sixties
swinging voter
swingingly
swingism
swingle
swingletree
swingman
swingometer
swings and roundabouts

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWINGING DOOR

a foot in the door
automatic door
back door
barn door
cat door
door to door
French door
front door
glass door
keep the wolf from the door
main door
next door
open door
out-of-door
overhead door
passenger door
rear door
revolving door
screen door
side door
stable door

Synonyms and antonyms of swinging door in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «swinging door» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWINGING DOOR

Find out the translation of swinging door to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of swinging door from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swinging door» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摆动门
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puerta giratoria
570 millions of speakers

English

swinging door
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झूलते दरवाजा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الباب يتأرجح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

раздвижные двери
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

porta de vaivém
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝুলন্ত দরজা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

porte battante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pintu berayun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwingtür
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スイングドア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스윙 문
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngayunke lawang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đu cửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்விங்கிங் கதவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झुलता दरवाजा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sallanan kapı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

porta girevole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

drzwi wahadłowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розсувні двері
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

usi batante
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

swinging πόρτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swaai deur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svängdörr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svingdør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of swinging door

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWINGING DOOR»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swinging door

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QUOTES WITH «SWINGING DOOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word swinging door.
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Meister Eckhart
The outward man is the swinging door; the inner man is the still hinge.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWINGING DOOR»

Discover the use of swinging door in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swinging door and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Building a Shed: Expert Advice from Start to Finish
IN DETAIL An in-swinging door is easy to use because you can open it and step into the building with one motion — you don't have to step back away from the building, as you must with an out-swinging door. However, out-swinging doors are ...
Joseph Truini, 2002
2
Houses: The Illustrated Guide to Construction, Design and ...
A swinging door is attached either to the side jamb with hinges or to the ceiling and floor with pivots. Most doors used in houses are the hinge type, with pivots used mainly for the door between the kitchen and the dining room when it swings in ...
Henry Harrison, 1998
3
Home Maintenance For Dummies
There are two main types of swinging door hinges: Some are mounted to a wood strip that you mount to the doorjamb. Others use a double-action pivot consisting of a heavy spring and a cam and are mounted either in the bottom of the door or ...
James Carey, Morris Carey, 2011
4
Essentials of Septorhinoplasty: Philosophy, Approaches, ...
Principles: mobilisation, reorientation and fixation. a) The mucoperichondrium remains adherent to the septal cartilage on the right side (Cottle technique), swinging door b) Sometimes it is useful to mobilize the entire septal cartilage ...
Hans Behrbohm, M. Eugene Tardy, 2004
5
Residential Remodeling and Universal Design Making Homes ...
... create more smooth transitions 3/4" max. Exterior Sliding Door Threshold -?c clear opening / old narrow new 32" min. clear opening' 7^ . new swinging door new fixed panel removed sliding glass door Swing Door/Fixed Panel Replacement ...
Carol Schaake, Carol Schaake Barrier Free Environments, inc Ron Mace Rex Pace, Ron Mace, 1996
6
Architectural Graphics
What a floor plan does show, however, are the location and width of door openings, and to a limited degree, the doorjambs and type of door operation— whether a door swings, slides, or folds open. • Drawa swinging door perpendicularto the ...
Francis D. K. Ching, 2012
7
Instrument Engineers' Handbook, Third Edition, Volume Three: ...
The swinging-door algorithm is a modification of the dead- band method. In this approach, the previous two data points are used to develop a straight-line extrapolation of the next data point. A deadband around this line is used. As long as the ...
Bela G. Liptak, 2002
8
Residential Design, Drafting, and Detailing
Swinging-Door Symbols A swinging door is represented on the floor plan with thin lines showing the door and its swing. Symbols should be placed on a layer with a title such as FLOR DOOR. Common types of swinging doors include exterior, ...
Alan Jefferis, 2013
9
Ballenger's Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
This approach is commonly known as the "swinging door" technique since the septum is analogous to a swinging door that must be trimmed just enough to clear the metaphorical "door jam." The swinging door technique is also used when the ...
James Byron Snow, Phillip A. Wackym, John Jacob Ballenger, 2009
10
Popular Science
The elbow catch is easily fitted; the door will catch and hold automatically LATCH ABOVE PLATE ' SWINGING DOOR OPEN BOOKCASE BOLT Types of door fastenings include the flush bolt, surface bolt, elbow catch, and bookcase bolt. and ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWINGING DOOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swinging door is used in the context of the following news items.
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Firefighter Training: Throw Back to Basics: Forcible Entry: Inward …
When facing an inward-swinging door, take a three-step approach to the force. GAP. Create a gap between the rabbit and the door so as to allow a small space ... «FireEngineering.com, May 15»
2
New Device by The Bilco Company to Secure Classroom …
The product is available in different models to protect inward and outward swinging doors, and is adjustable to accommodate varying door widths. A product ... «Business Wire, Jul 14»
3
Behind the swinging door at Tijuana's La Justina
We passed through the swinging door into a semi-open kitchen space infused with light from a large window looking out on an alley and the brilliant orange wall ... «San Diego CityBEAT, Apr 14»
4
VIDEO: Rihanna gets smacked by a swinging door and is NOT happy
How does a superstar singer like Bajan beauty Rihanna react when they're caught off-guard by a swinging door? Like a bit of a diva, apparently. The Pour It Up ... «Mirror.co.uk, Dec 13»
5
Holland America–Swinging Doors and Missing Fingers
Swinging doors have some inherent dangers. The most obvious is getting your finger caught between the door and the jam. But that risk isn't huge on dry-land. «Seattle Post Intelligencer, Oct 13»
6
Fire consumes restaurant in Wyoming, Iowa
Firefighters are saying Ted's Swinging Door Bar & Grill in Wyoming, Iowa is a total loss after it caught fire. According to former fire chief, current firefighter, Allen ... «WQAD.com -- Quad Cities News & Weather from WQAD, Jul 13»
7
Mike Miles must fix that swinging door at Dallas ISD
Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles has lost four chiefs from his seven-person command staff in his one year on the job. «Dallas Morning News, May 13»
8
Who Unlocks a Plane's Emergency Exit Door in an Emergency?
The door can be opened only once the plane descends or depressurizes. Some planes built in the past 15 years, in contrast, feature the outward-swinging doors ... «Slate Magazine, May 13»
9
Garage Doors
If you're shopping for a new garage door, style and material choices will be ... In addition, swinging doors tend to be more energy-efficient, because they seal ... «BobVila.com, Aug 12»
10
UCF opens swinging door as top recruits continue to visit
UCF coaches have been busy hosting droves of recruits for the past week and it doesn't seem like the influx of visiting prospects will let up this week. Several ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 12»

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