suicide doorn.

Brit.

/ˈsuːᵻsʌɪd dɔː/,

/ˈsjuːᵻsʌɪd dɔː/, U.S.

/ˈsuəsaɪd ˌdɔr/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: suicide n.¹, door n.

Etymology: < suicide n.¹ + door n.

1. A metaphorical exit door used by those who take their own lives.

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1765 G. Williams Let. 23 Aug. in J. H. Jesse George Selwyn & Contemp. (1843) I. 400 As to Lord Fortescue, I thought he had neither parts nor spirits to go out of the suicide door.

1898 S. J. Weyman Castle Inn xi. 114 That [way of life] was gone too with the money..and what was left? Sir George groaned... He wondered if any one had ever left the Castle by the suicide door.

1934 Daily Times (Harrison, Arkansas) 12 Feb. 1/1 Few criminals go through the suicide door that is always wide open. They lack the imagination that would make death seem better than conviction.

1947 R. E. Day Beacon Lights of Grace v. 69 Even as he rattles along, his mind subconsciously decides to escape the Cul-de-sac, into which he has come, through the suicide door.

2007 A. L. Chapman & K. L. Gratz Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide ii. viii. 135 There's another problem with walking through the suicide door: you really have no idea what is behind it.

a. A dangerously positioned door, spec. one which opens to a steep drop.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of door > [noun] > other types of door

hall-doorc1275

falling doorc1300

stable doorc1330

vice-door1354

hecka1400

lodge-doorc1400

street door1465

gate-doora1500

portal1516

backdoor1530

portal door1532

side door1535

by-door1542

outer door1548

postern door1551

house door1565

fore-door1581

way-door1597

leaf door1600

folding door1611

clap-door1625

balcony-door1635

out-door1646

anteportc1660

screen door1668

frontish-door1703

posticum1704

side entrance1724

sash-door1726

Venetian door1731

oak1780

jib-door1800

trellis?c1800

sporting door1824

ledge-door1825

through door1827

bivalves1832

swing-door1833

tradesmen's entrance1838

ledged door1851

tradesmen's door?1851

fire door1876

storm door1878

shoji1880

fire door1889

Dutch door1890

patio door1900

stable door1900

ledge(d) and brace(d) door1901

suicide door1925

louvre door1953

1925 N.Y. Times 6 July 2 (heading) ‘Suicide door’ brings aid. Exit from old mansion on the cliff gives rescuers chance to reach whimpering explorer.

1937 Amer. Home Apr. 159/2 At the south end of the long room, where the ‘suicide door’ had been,..[the carpenter] put in a high casement window.

2010 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 1 May 3 We see the storeys-high ‘suicide door’, leading to nowhere, when the stage lift is here at ground level.

b. On a motor vehicle: a passenger or driver door on which the hinges are at the rear as opposed to the front.Such doors are often perceived as dangerous due to the risk of them opening when the vehicle is in motion.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > parts and equipment of vehicles generally > [noun] > other parts

body bolt1810

safety chain1832

footplate1833

aisle1835

headlining1848

bumper1867

floor-plate1869

tension bar1879

suicide door1960

bull bar1967

roo bar1973

1960 Fergus Falls (Minnesota) Daily Jrnl. 24 Aug. 10/1 These doors (they open from hinges toward the rear of the car), are what they call ‘suicide doors’. If they're the least bit loose or unlatched the wind will swing them wide.

1974 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 3 July 32 (advt.) 1947 Plymouth sedan deluxe. 4-door. Suicide doors.

1995 K. Friedman God Bless John Wayne 66 In his will he'd left you a 1964 Lincoln Continental with suicide doors that opened from the middle of the car outward.

2007 Daily Tel. 12 Sept. 7/3 The Mini Clubman..was relaunched at the Frankfurt motor show yesterday with a ‘suicide door’ on the driver's side.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	suicide door
释义	suicide doorn. Brit. /ˈsuːᵻsʌɪd dɔː/, /ˈsjuːᵻsʌɪd dɔː/, U.S. /ˈsuəsaɪd ˌdɔr/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: suicide n.¹, door n. Etymology: < suicide n.¹ + door n. 1. A metaphorical exit door used by those who take their own lives. ΚΠ 1765 G. Williams Let. 23 Aug. in J. H. Jesse George Selwyn & Contemp. (1843) I. 400 As to Lord Fortescue, I thought he had neither parts nor spirits to go out of the suicide door. 1898 S. J. Weyman Castle Inn xi. 114 That [way of life] was gone too with the money..and what was left? Sir George groaned... He wondered if any one had ever left the Castle by the suicide door. 1934 Daily Times (Harrison, Arkansas) 12 Feb. 1/1 Few criminals go through the suicide door that is always wide open. They lack the imagination that would make death seem better than conviction. 1947 R. E. Day Beacon Lights of Grace v. 69 Even as he rattles along, his mind subconsciously decides to escape the Cul-de-sac, into which he has come, through the suicide door. 2007 A. L. Chapman & K. L. Gratz Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide ii. viii. 135 There's another problem with walking through the suicide door: you really have no idea what is behind it. 2. a. A dangerously positioned door, spec. one which opens to a steep drop. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of door > [noun] > other types of door hall-doorc1275 falling doorc1300 stable doorc1330 vice-door1354 hecka1400 lodge-doorc1400 street door1465 gate-doora1500 portal1516 backdoor1530 portal door1532 side door1535 by-door1542 outer door1548 postern door1551 house door1565 fore-door1581 way-door1597 leaf door1600 folding door1611 clap-door1625 balcony-door1635 out-door1646 anteportc1660 screen door1668 frontish-door1703 posticum1704 side entrance1724 sash-door1726 Venetian door1731 oak1780 jib-door1800 trellis?c1800 sporting door1824 ledge-door1825 through door1827 bivalves1832 swing-door1833 tradesmen's entrance1838 ledged door1851 tradesmen's door?1851 fire door1876 storm door1878 shoji1880 fire door1889 Dutch door1890 patio door1900 stable door1900 ledge(d) and brace(d) door1901 suicide door1925 louvre door1953 1925 N.Y. Times 6 July 2 (heading) ‘Suicide door’ brings aid. Exit from old mansion on the cliff gives rescuers chance to reach whimpering explorer. 1937 Amer. Home Apr. 159/2 At the south end of the long room, where the ‘suicide door’ had been,..[the carpenter] put in a high casement window. 2010 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 1 May 3 We see the storeys-high ‘suicide door’, leading to nowhere, when the stage lift is here at ground level. b. On a motor vehicle: a passenger or driver door on which the hinges are at the rear as opposed to the front.Such doors are often perceived as dangerous due to the risk of them opening when the vehicle is in motion. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > parts and equipment of vehicles generally > [noun] > other parts body bolt1810 safety chain1832 footplate1833 aisle1835 headlining1848 bumper1867 floor-plate1869 tension bar1879 suicide door1960 bull bar1967 roo bar1973 1960 Fergus Falls (Minnesota) Daily Jrnl. 24 Aug. 10/1 These doors (they open from hinges toward the rear of the car), are what they call ‘suicide doors’. If they're the least bit loose or unlatched the wind will swing them wide. 1974 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 3 July 32 (advt.) 1947 Plymouth sedan deluxe. 4-door. Suicide doors. 1995 K. Friedman God Bless John Wayne 66 In his will he'd left you a 1964 Lincoln Continental with suicide doors that opened from the middle of the car outward. 2007 Daily Tel. 12 Sept. 7/3 The Mini Clubman..was relaunched at the Frankfurt motor show yesterday with a ‘suicide door’ on the driver's side. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1765
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