Phrase guide

swinging door

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A door that is opened by either pushing or pulling from either side (i.e. opens both ways) and is not normally capable of being locked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The restaurant's kitchen was separated from the dining room by a swinging door.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: swing door

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: door

Narrower terms: batwing

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: летяща врата (letjašta vrata) — door that can be opened from either side
  • Chinese Mandarin: 擺動門 /摆动门 — door that can be opened from either side
  • Finnish: heiluriovi — door that can be opened from either side
  • German: Pendeltür — door that can be opened from either side
  • German: Schwingtür — door that can be opened from either side
  • German: Flügeltür — door that can be opened from either side
  • Irish: luascdhoras — door that can be opened from either side
  • Irish: doras luascach — door that can be opened from either side
  • Italian: porta a battente — door that can be opened from either side
  • Italian: porta a vento — door that can be opened from either side
  • Japanese: スイングドア (suingu doa) — door that can be opened from either side
  • Korean: 여닫이 (yeodaji) — door that can be opened from either side
  • Korean: 여닫이문 (yeodajimun) — door that can be opened from either side
  • Russian: пендельтюр (pendelʹtjur) — door that can be opened from either side
  • Swedish: svängdörr — door that can be opened from either side