cat flap
cat flap noun: a small, hinged panel, usually cut into a door, with an opening just large enough for a cat to enter.
Noun
cat flap (plural cat flaps)
- A small, hinged panel, usually cut into a door, with an opening just large enough for a cat to enter.
- Then, one Saturday when Martin was working but Yvonne wasn't, she brought a saw and other tools with which she constructed a hinged "cat flap" in a rear down-stairs door. It meant that the cats were free to come and go at any time, the effect being healthier for the pets and for the household.1984, Arthur Hailey, Strong Medicine, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 340
- Jane had sealed up the cat flap, closed the ever-open window of the laundry, but there the cat somehow managed to be, staring up with a look of dependence.1988, Fay Weldon, The Heart of the Country, Viking, →ISBN, page 142
cat flap meaning in Tamil
cat flap in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும்
Forms of cat flap
| plural | cat flaps |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cat-flap |
| alternative form | catflap |
Questions about cat flap
- What does cat flap mean?
- Cat flap means a small, hinged panel, usually cut into a door, with an opening just large enough for a cat to enter.
- What is cat flap in Tamil?
- Cat flap in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும். See Cat flap meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cat flap?
- Cat flap is a noun.
- What is the plural of cat flap?
- The plural of cat flap is cat flaps.
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