an opening into a building, room, etc, esp one that has a door a means of access or escape: a doorway to freedom
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door•way /ˈdɔrˌweɪ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- the way of entering a building, room, etc.
- a means of gaining something, or a way of getting to something;
access:the doorway to success.
door•way
(dôr′wā′, dōr′-),USA pronunciation n.
- the passage or opening into a building, room, etc., commonly closed and opened by a door;
portal. - a means of access:a doorway to success.
- door + way 1790–1800
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'doorway' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alphonse and Gaston
- Janus
- Venetian door
- air curtain
- alette
- appear
- arch
- architrave
- awning
- bar
- bolection
- broken pediment
- burst
- canopy
- daylight
- dive
- door
- doorcase
- doorframe
- doorsill
- doorstead
- doorstone
- duck
- entrance
- figure
- hand
- hatch
- headroom
- jamb
- janitor
- left-hand
- open
- overdoor
- patent
- pelmet
- plant
- pocket door
- porch
- portal
- portiere
- portière
- pylon
- regular bevel
- reverse bevel
- revolving door
- right hand
- splay
- tabernacle frame
- template
- threshold