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garage door opener

garage door opener noun: a hand-held electronic device used to remotely open a garage door automatically.

Noun

garage door opener (plural garage door openers)

  1. A hand-held electronic device used to remotely open a garage door automatically.
    • With your address and your garage door opener, a thief can drive right in. Hide your garage door opener, don't just store it in the glove box. Better still, carry it in your purse or bag.1995, Louise Rafkin, “Car Safety”, in Street Smarts: A Personal Safety Guide for Women, 1st edition, HarperCollins, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 81

Forms of garage door opener

pluralgarage door openers

Origin of garage door opener

From garage door + opener.

Questions about garage door opener

What does garage door opener mean?
Garage door opener means a hand-held electronic device used to remotely open a garage door automatically.
What part of speech is garage door opener?
Garage door opener is a noun.
What is the plural of garage door opener?
The plural of garage door opener is garage door openers.

Words near garage door opener in the dictionary

  1. garage band
  2. garage bands
  3. garage certificate
  4. garage certificates
  5. garage door
  6. garage door opener
  7. garage door openers
  8. garage doors
  9. Garage Mahal
  10. Garage Mahals
  11. garage punk

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