Meanings
plural screen doors
- USA 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.
1 more example
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.
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 28 Feb 2023
Translations
Catalan porta mosquitera
- porta mosquiteraA light door of mesh
French porte moustiquaire
- porte moustiquaireA light door of mesh
Irish doras greille
- doras greilleA light door of mesh
Korean 철망문
- 철망문 (cheolmangmun)A light door of mesh
Polish moskitiera drzwiowa
- moskitiera drzwiowaA light door of mesh
Spanish puerta mosquitera
- puerta mosquiteraA light door of mesh
Turkish sineklikli kapı
- sineklikli kapıA light door of mesh
Cite this entry
screen door. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screen%20door
“screen door.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screen%20door. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “screen door,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screen%20door.
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