door
v.— Note: Being “doored” is the same as receiving a door prize. «“You have to always be alert,” said Barbara Ross, who bikes to work and volunteers with Time’s Up!, an environmental group that promotes a group bike ride called Critical Mass. Ross said she was once “doored” by a parked car—a term used to describe when the passenger door flying open without a thought for bikes.» —“Cycling Gains Ground in NYC” by Karen Matthews in New York City Associated Press Oct. 7, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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