"foredoor" meaning in All languages combined

See foredoor on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: foredoors [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + door. Cognate with Scots foredoor. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|door}} fore- + door, {{cog|sco|foredoor}} Scots foredoor Head templates: {{en-noun}} foredoor (plural foredoors)
  1. A door located at the fore part of a house or dwelling; front door.

Inflected forms

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