storm door

noun

: an additional door placed outside an ordinary outside door for protection against severe weather

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Ralph rang the bell and when the door opened, Lester, who is white, fired a handgun at him through the glass of the storm door, per a probable cause statement obtained by PEOPLE. Christine Pelisek, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025 The storm door is wide-open with a very active storm track forecast to impact Northern California. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 However, when the weather turns cold, replacing screen doors with storm doors can cut down drafts and help your home be more energy efficient. Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024 After a relatively dry start to 2024, the storm door could swing open soon for Southern California, where back-to-back rainstorms are expected this week, according to the National Weather Service. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for storm door

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of storm door was in 1878

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“Storm door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20door. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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