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名詞

Dutch door (plural Dutch doors)

1. (Canada, US) A door that is divided horizontally into two parts such that the upper part may be opened independently of the lower. [from 19th c.]

   Synonym: half-door

   • 1975, Larry Woiwode, Beyond the Bedroom Wall, page 36:

     He unlatched the side door, a Dutch door whose halves were hooked together, and propped it open with the mailbox.