heavy door
collocation in Englishmeaningsofheavyanddoor
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heavy
adjective
uk/ˈhev.i/us/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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door
noun[C]
uk/dɔːr/us/dɔːr/
a flat object that is used to close the entrance of something such as a room or building, or the ...
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(Definition ofheavyanddoorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofheavy door
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The book itself transforms into the slamming of aheavydoor; a strong signifier for closure.
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Similarly, if aheavydooris operated from a panel that is accessible from a wheelchair, then both walking and wheelchair-bound persons can open it in the same way.
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At this moment it looks like a stiff lock and aheavydoor.
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She comes across a room with aheavydoor.
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The sound of steps approach and enter through what sounds like aheavydoor.
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As an incentive, people were even paid to live there, and a gate was built around the compound with aheavydoorthat was locked at night.
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As an incentive, people were paid to live there, and a gate was built around the compound with aheavydoorthat was locked at night.
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We have all heard stories, which we have been told are correct, where pit bull terriers have eaten their way through heavy doors.
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In another case a man was working and was told off to carry heavy doors.
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The sanctuarys beautiful windows, altar rail, handmade pews, horizontal grooved paneling, wainscoting, chair railing, and heavy doors all date from the late 1800s.
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The tiled roof is nearly intact, and the window gratings and heavy doors are still strong enough to defy hostile entry.
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When everybody is inside, the heavy doors are closed.
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Many storerooms were converted to prison cells on account of their heavy doors and barred windows.
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The passage into the castle was guarded by three portcullises and at least two heavy doors.
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Heavy doors open onto a crypt with subdued lighting issuing from showcases, each containing an object.
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The resulting two-door sedan was of a fastback style, with long and heavy doors.
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He uses a large war club, which can also be used to destroy certain structures and heavy doors in the game.
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For extremely large and heavy doors, the cope and stick joint can be further reinforced with dowels, loose tenons, or by some other method.
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