doorway

[ dawr-wey, dohr- ]

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.

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 History and Origins

Origin of doorway¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; door + way ¹

Example Sentences

It chills me to the core watching him hiding in trolley parks and doorways watching and waiting for her, she was blissfully unaware that he was there.

From BBC

The pair, who were detained last year for Mrs Smith's manslaughter, had thrown fireworks at passing cars and into shop doorways before they targeted her house in Romford, east London.

From BBC

BBC Verify compared and matched images of the home's window archways, external decorations on doorways, shelves, and armchairs from the footage.

From BBC

They practice in the ruins of a farm outhouse, poking rifles round empty doorways before edging warily past.

From BBC

When he returned to close the door, he said, Stennett was in the doorway.

From Los Angeles Times

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