doorway

[dawr-wey, dohr-] /ˈdɔrˌweɪ, ˈdoʊr-/
noun
1.
the passage or opening into a building, room, etc., commonly closed and opened by a door; portal.
2.
a means of access:
a doorway to success.
Origin
1790-1800; door + way
Examples from the web for doorway
  • Weathered columns frame the arched doorway, leading the eye up past more columns to the facade.
  • Their quest led them to a particular cellular doorway that, in the presence of menthol, changes the flow of ions into nerve cells.
  • Apartment or condo buildings often have two-door entry ways, which means less heat or cold escapes than in a direct doorway.
  • These particles may well be our doorway into the future.
  • Don't stand in the doorway, don't block up the hall.
  • Our dynamic museum programs allow you to step through our doorway into history.
  • Required a lot of thought to get this silhouette of the ancient building in the doorway of an ancient building.
  • He insists and coaxes me firmly down the street and through their doorway.
  • And there she was, wiping her hands on her homemade apron, come to the doorway to meet us.
  • Our hallway conversation was furtive, whispered hurriedly in the shadows of my office doorway.
British Dictionary definitions for doorway

doorway

/ˈdɔːˌweɪ/
noun
1.
an opening into a building, room, etc, esp one that has a door
2.
a means of access or escape: a doorway to freedom
Word Origin and History for doorway
n.

1799, from door + way.