rising hinge

American  

noun

1. a gravity hinge causing a door, shutter, etc., to rise slightly when opened.

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Etymology

Origin of rising hinge

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

Eliza, therefore, moved to the near side of the door, and, through the three-inch aperture afforded by the rising hinge, raked the landing with a vigilant eye.

From The Far Horizon by Malet, Lucas

The handsome mahogany doors of Cedar Lodge, unhappily painted white by some vandal of a former inhabitant, being heavy were hung on a rising hinge.

From The Far Horizon by Malet, Lucas