SCREEN DOOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does screen door mean? 

• SCREEN DOOR (noun)
  The noun SCREEN DOOR has 1 sense:

1. a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door

  Familiarity information: SCREEN DOOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCREEN DOOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

he heard the screen door slam as she left

Hypernyms ("screen door" is a kind of...):

door (a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle)

Meronyms (parts of "screen door"):

screen (a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame)