Dooring
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dooring is a noun meaning The event of a cyclist crashing into a newly opened car door.
Meaning
The event of a cyclist crashing into a newly opened car door.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of door
- (obsolete) The frame of a door.
Example Sentences
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).
Word Forms
- doorings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include threshold, doorway, durre, door-knob, door-nail, doorstone.
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