car door
1863 (US, applied to “railway car”). Noun
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1863 (US, applied to “railway car”). Noun
car door (plural car doors)
- (automotive, rail) A door designed for use on a car (whether a railway carriage or an automobile).
- 1863, Gail Hamilton, Gala-Days, Boston: Ticknor and Fields, p 22:
- We found Jeru to be a pleasant city; with only one fault: the inhabitants will crowd into a car before passengers can get out; consequently the heads of the two columns collide near the car-door, and there is a general choke.
- 1863, Gail Hamilton, Gala-Days, Boston: Ticknor and Fields, p 22:
- French: portière
- Spanish: portezuela
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