"swing door" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swing doors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} swing door (plural swing doors)
  1. A door that is opened by either pushing or pulling from either side (i.e. opens both ways) and is not normally capable of being locked. Synonyms: swinging door, swingdoor Hyponyms: pivot door, double-hinged door, double-action door Translations (door that can be opened from either side): летяща врата (letjašta vrata) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Pendeltür [feminine] (German), Schwingtür [feminine] (German), Flügeltür [feminine] (German), luascdhoras [masculine] (Irish), doras luascach [masculine] (Irish), porta a battente [feminine] (Italian), porta a vento [feminine] (Italian), 여닫이 (yeodaji) (Korean), пендельтюр (pendelʹtjur) [masculine] (Russian), svängdörr [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-swing_door-en-noun-qB2riDyg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Russian terms with redundant script codes

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      "roman": "letjašta vrata",
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    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "door that can be opened from either side",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "door that can be opened from either side",
      "word": "여닫이"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pendelʹtjur",
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