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screen door

screen door noun: a light door of mesh, outside of another door, used to prevent ingress by insects.

Noun

screen door (plural screen doors)

  1. (US) A light door of mesh, outside of another door, used to prevent ingress by insects.
    • Late last night I heard the screen door slam. / And a big yellow taxi took away my old man.1970 Joni Mitchell - "Big Yellow Taxi" (Lyrics) from "Ladies of the Canyon"
    • He's got this book tour- what's the subtitle of his book? 'Florida's Blueprint for America's Revival'. This is about as subtle as a screen door on a submarine. It's pretty clear what's going on here, but he says he's not going to announce until June.2023 February 28, David Axelrod, 3:57 from the start, in Axelrod calls out the 'brazenness' of DeSantis' 'non-campaign', CNN, archived from the original on 28 Feb 2023

Forms of screen door

pluralscreen doors

Words formed from screen door

Questions about screen door

What does screen door mean?
Screen door means a light door of mesh, outside of another door, used to prevent ingress by insects.
What part of speech is screen door?
Screen door is a noun.
What is the plural of screen door?
The plural of screen door is screen doors.

Words near screen door in the dictionary

  1. screen
  2. screen burn
  3. screen capture
  4. screen captures
  5. screen crunch
  6. screen door
  7. screen door on a submarine
  8. screen doors
  9. screen dump
  10. screen dumps
  11. screen grab

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