door check

noun

1. a device, usually hydraulic or pneumatic, for controlling the closing of a door and preventing it from slamming.

Example Sentences

Just a routine door check by guards, Liddy assumed.

From Literature

Knock on the door, check the name on your scanner, hand over the parcel and move on.

From BBC

“People will walk in the door, check out the store, give you their feedback and leave,” Ms. Roe said.

From New York Times

“Unless your kid is paying rent and you allow them to put a lock on the door, check their room,” advised Portage Police Chief Troy Williams.

From Washington Times

It also isn’t every day that the former head of Walt Disney, Michael Ovitz, shows up at your front door, check in hand, asking to invest in your early stage start up.

From Forbes