SINCE 1828
storm door
nounDefinition of storm door
: an additional door placed outside an ordinary outside door for protection against severe weather
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See for yourself: Megan removed the storm door, then cleaned up the main door. — Taylor Murphy, House Beautiful, "This Patio's Stunning Transformation Proves the Power of Paint," 28 Aug. 2015 The bullet penetrated the front door, glass storm door, and a downspout gutter that Sgt. — Jerry Fallstrom, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Clermont police sergeant who missed bullet 'by inches' honored for valor, heroism," 7 June 2018 The county’s building code already exempts permits for repairs, such as, replacing storm doors, appliances, smoke detectors, lighting fixtures, roll insulation, or replacing glass in a window or door. — Susan Demar Lafferty, Daily Southtown, "Permits no longer needed for minor repairs in Will County, board rules," 18 May 2018 The original wood front door and storm door were restored. — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, "Eight Aurora properties win preservation awards," 9 May 2018 Lazenby, Marshall said, was able to get inside his kitchen when Lynch, who was still outside, shot him in the face through the glass storm door with a .38 pistol. — Carol Robinson, AL.com, "Capital murder conviction upheld for Birmingham man in lawyer's shooting, stabbing death," 25 Apr. 2018 With another vault conquered, Mr. Sitar headed home and found his aluminum storm door locked. — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, "Master Manipulator," 19 Apr. 2018 De La Fuente dropped his burrito and ran outside to his neighbor’s house, pulling open the storm door. — Mike Hixenbaugh, Susan Carroll, Houston Chronicle, "‘This is our guy’: Inside the hunt for Austin’s serial bomber," 24 Mar. 2018 De La Fuente dropped his burrito and ran outside to his neighbor’s house, pulling open the storm door. — San Antonio Express-News, "‘This is our guy’ - inside the hunt for Austin’s serial bomber," 24 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'storm door.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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