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/ˈdɔːr.weɪ/
UK
/ˈdɔː.weɪ/
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
doorway
door‧way /ˈdɔːweɪ $ ˈdɔːr-/ noun [countable]
the space where a door opens into a room or building
in the doorway
There was Paolo, standing in the doorway.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
doorway
door·way [doorway doorways] [ˈdɔːweɪ] [ˈdɔːrweɪ] noun
an opening into a building or a room, where the door is
• She stood in the doorway for a moment before going in.
• homeless people sleeping in shop doorways
Example Bank:
• We passed through the doorway and found ourselves in a walled garden.
• We sheltered in a shop doorway.
• the doorway to the living room
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
doorway
doorway /ˈdɔː.weɪ/ US /ˈdɔːr-/
noun [C]
the space in a wall where a door opens, or a covered area just outside a door
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