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
.