screen door

See also: screendoor

English

Noun

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'‎^[1], 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.

Coordinate terms

• storm door

Derived terms

• screen-door effect

Translations

A light door of mesh

• Catalan: porta mosquitera f
• French: porte moustiquaire f
• Irish: doras greille m
• Korean: 철망문 (cheolmangmun)
• Plautdietsch: Drotdäa f
• Polish: moskitiera drzwiowa f
• Spanish: puerta mosquitera f

Anagrams

• rood screen, rood-screen