noun
Meaning 1
A hinged railway carriage door which opened outwards, that could be opened from the inside only by opening the window and turning the handle on the outside. They originated on carriages with compartments and no corridors, and persisted on later carriage designs with corridors on one side of the compartments, being fitted on the non-corridor side.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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