storm door
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3.0
- noun
- /stɔrm dɔr/
- US
:
puerta de tormenta
- We decided to install a new storm door to help keep the cold air out during winter.
- open the storm door
- glass storm door
- aluminum storm door
Examples
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I walk back to the Gudmundssons' and open the storm door.
Fiction book (1999) -
Opening the storm door, she bid me in.
Fiction book (2000) -
My father opened the storm door a crack and looked outside.
Fiction book (1999) -
There was a storm door to the cellar.
Fiction book (2001) -
There's a combination lock on the inside of the storm door.
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Then we closed the last storm door and gathered together in one room of the darkened house, listening to the radio.
Fiction book (1999) -
We face east, and a neighbor's glass shattered out of their storm door this summer due to extreme heat.
Blog text (6) -
The chill, dry winter air was sharp and bracing as she unlatched the storm door, pushed it away, and stepped out onto the porch.
Fiction book (2000) -
To prepare for the upcoming winter, he replaced the old storm door with a more energy-efficient model.
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The storm door acted as a barrier against the strong winds and snow, protecting our main entrance.
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Morphology
The meaning 'an additional outer door to protect against severe weather' is directly derivable from combining 'storm' (severe weather) and 'door' (an entry barrier); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it as a door used because of storms. This compounding pattern (noun+noun where the first specifies purpose or relation) is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English composition, so the expression is transparent.
Etymology
The name storm door paints a simple picture: an extra outer door put in front of the main door to protect the house from a storm. So, it means 'an extra outside door that keeps wind, rain, and cold out'.