car door
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edit1863 (US, applied to “railway car”).
Noun
edit- (automotive, rail transport) A door designed for use on a car (whether a railway carriage or an automobile).
- 1863, Gail Hamilton, Gala-Days, Boston: Ticknor and Fields, page 22:
- 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.
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editdoor designed for use on a car
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