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death doors

death doors is the plural of death door.

Meaning of death door

Noun

death door (plural death doors)

  1. (US) a door to the outside from the parlor or hall to allow for the movement of the dead; from the time when the wealthy would host their wakes and funerals in their own homes. It is a supplementary door to the main doors of the home, unconnected from exterior stairs or walkways. The death door existed to allow for the dead to move through doors without needing to use the doorways used by the living.

Questions about death doors

What is death doors the plural of?
Death doors is the plural of death door.

Words near death doors in the dictionary

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  2. death disc
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  4. death diving
  5. death door
  6. death doors
  7. death drive
  8. death drives
  9. death duties
  10. death duty
  11. Death Eater

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