metal door

collocation in English

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metal
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmet.əl/us
/ˈmet̬.əl/
a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat ...
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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 ofmetalanddoorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Cats were caught live in locally constructed traps, with a small metal platform internally which, when triggered, released ametaldoor.
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It is only on discovering themetaldoorat the far end of the building that the possibility of access is revealed.
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It has a two-levelmetaldoorand ventilator atop the roof.
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The rear is sheet metal with a hingedmetaldoor.
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Darryl tries to open themetaldoorin the cellar, but it is locked, so he walks away and continues to steal more belongings.
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Crates that are used in cargo travel must have ametaldoorthat is strong enough to prevent the pet bending it in any way.
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The original entrance is sealed today with ametaldoor.
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The seven rooms directly underneath the landing pad would be protected from occupants of other rooms with a thickmetaldoor.
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She is placed in a cell with other women we met so far in the movie, and the phone rings outside themetaldoor.
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Both are located northwest of the settlement, and the entrances have been reinforced with concrete and sealed with ametaldoor.
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The rear hinged doors were coated on the inside with only a thin plastic lining attached to themetaldoorpanel skin allowing valuable extra internal space.
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Ada attempts to escape but ametaldoorshuts the room's exit, revealing the office doubles as an elevator.
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This room is between the dining room and the actual kitchen and has ametaldoorto help prevent fire from spreading into the dining room.
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The visitor leaves the staircase turret through ametaldoorand finally enters the viewing platform, which is surrounded by a sandstone balustrade, approximately waist high, with four observation niches.
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You change your clothes, and there are these metal doors which have this cheap clang.
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Starting outside ametaldoor, he then moves onto an open street with dancers, then down a dark alley, before walking down a corridor and knocking on a girl's door.
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But there is evidence of manually operated sliding metal doors to control major ventilation ducts.
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They would, therefore, have been just as difficult to operate manually as metal doors.
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