car door en · NOUN
Etymology
1863 (US, applied to “railway car”).
Meanings
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A door designed for use on a car (whether a railway carriage or an automobile).
We found Jeru to be a pleasant city; with only one fault: the inhabitants will crowd into a car before passengers can get out; consequently the heads of the two columns collide near the car-door, and there is a general choke.
1863, Gail Hamilton, Gala-Days, Boston: Ticknor and Fields, page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| car-door | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cardoor | alternative | lexicographic | |
| car doors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
jackknife door · scissor door · sliding door · butterfly door · carriage door · dihedral door · lambo door · suicide door · vertical door · gull-wing door
Translations (12)
es portezuela (door designed for use on a car) · sv bildörr (door designed for use on a car) · gu બારણું (door designed for use on a car) · da vogndør (door designed for use on a car) · nb bildør (door designed for use on a car) · ja 車のドア (door designed for use on a car) · cmn 車門 /车门 (door designed for use on a car) · da bildør (door designed for use on a car) · fr portière (door designed for use on a car) · fi auton ovi (door designed for use on a car) · nn bildør (door designed for use on a car) · fi junan ovi (door designed for use on a car)