"door closer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: door closers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} door closer (plural door closers)
  1. A mechanical device, containing a spring and a cylinder of fluid, that automatically closes an open door. Wikipedia link: door closer Translations (device): dørlukker [common-gender] (Danish), ovensulkija (Finnish), ovipumppu (Finnish), Türschließer [masculine] (German), chiudiporta [masculine] (Italian), dørlukker [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål)

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