"slam-door" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} slam-door (not comparable)
  1. (UK, rail transport) Applied to an older kind of passenger train with heavy doors, opened from the inside by reaching out of the window to the handle on the outside. Tags: UK, not-comparable Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-slam-door-en-adj-q4oETri2 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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