Meaning of dooring | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The frame of a door.
   obsolete
2. The event of a cyclist crashing into a newly opened car door.

Equivalents

Examples

“so terrible a noise, as shakes the door-rings of houses”

“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).”

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