dooring
See also: Dooring
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editdooring (plural doorings)
- (obsolete) The frame of a door.
- 1682, John Milton, A Brief History of Moscovia:
- so terrible a noise, as shakes the door-rings of houses
- The event of a cyclist crashing into a newly opened car door.
- 2012 July 24, “Cyclists must steer clear of the threat of parked cars | Laura Laker”, in the Guardian[1], retrieved 2022-09-01:
- In the state of Victoria, Australia, cycle campaigners are trying to raise awareness among drivers, as well as stiffer penalties, about dooring after the death of a cyclist in 2010. Fines for dooring start at $122 (£81).
Related terms
edit- door (verb)
Descendants
edit- → German: Dooring
Translations
editevent of crashing into opened car door
|
See also
editVerb
editdooring
- present participle and gerund of door