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Dorothy door

Dorothy door noun: a single door, or one of a pair of doors, which (when closed) is not vertical but instead lies at an angle close to horizontal, which leads into a basement or cellar.

dorothy door: a single door, or one of a pair of doors, which (when closed) is not vertical but instead lies at...
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Noun

Dorothy door (plural Dorothy doors)

  1. (plural-normally) A single door, or one of a pair of doors, which (when closed) is not vertical but instead lies at an angle close to horizontal, which leads into a basement or cellar.

Forms of Dorothy door

pluralDorothy doors

Origin of Dorothy door

In the film The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy's family (though not Dorothy) flees through such a door to shelter in a cellar while a tornado passes.

Questions about Dorothy door

What does Dorothy door mean?
Dorothy door means a single door, or one of a pair of doors, which (when closed) is not vertical but instead lies at an angle close to horizontal, which leads into a basement or cellar.
What part of speech is Dorothy door?
Dorothy door is a noun.
What is the plural of Dorothy door?
The plural of Dorothy door is Dorothy doors.

Words near Dorothy door in the dictionary

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  2. dorothy dixer
  3. dorothy dixers
  4. Dorothy Dixes
  5. Dorothy dollar
  6. Dorothy door
  7. Dorothy doors
  8. Dorothy's friend
  9. Dorothy's friends
  10. Dorough
  11. Doroughs

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