doorchain

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A form of door chain — A device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside, whilst preventing it from being fully opened from the outside.

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Meanings

noundoorchain (plural doorchains)

plural doorchains

  1. alternativeAlternative form of door chain.

    […] put a ring of keys between his teeth, slipped the doorchain off the latch, unlocked the locks, twisted and pulled the doorknob, and stepped outside […]

    1989, Barton Midwood, Bennett's Angel, page 22
Cite this entry
APA

doorchain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doorchain

MLA

“doorchain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doorchain. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doorchain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doorchain.

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