dooring
See also: Dooring
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
dooring (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 edit
event of crashing into opened car door
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See also edit
Verb edit
dooring
- present participle and gerund of door