screen door

See also: screendoor

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screen door (plural screen doors)

  1. (US) A light door of mesh, outside of another door, used to prevent ingress by insects.
    • 1970 Joni Mitchell - "Big Yellow Taxi" (Lyrics) from "Ladies of the Canyon"
      Late last night I heard the screen door slam. / And a big yellow taxi took away my old man.
    • 2023 February 28, David Axelrod, 3:57 from the start, in Axelrod calls out the 'brazenness' of DeSantis' 'non-campaign'‎, CNN, archived from the original on 2/28/2023:
      He's got this book tour- what's the subtitle of his book? 'Florida's Blueprint for America's Revival'. This is about as subtle as a screen door on a submarine. It's pretty clear what's going on here, but he says he's not going to announce until June.

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