doorleaf

English

Etymology

From door +‎ leaf.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔɹlif/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔːliːf/

Noun

doorleaf (plural doorleaves or doorleafs)

1. An individual door panel, particularly in the context of double or sliding doors.
   • 1982, Building Design for Minimum Air Infiltration: Proceedings: Held at Royal Institute of Technology, 21-23 Sept. 1981, →ISBN, pages 188 and 190:

     e) Three doorleafs with connections for the fans. […] The doorleafs are mounted and the fans are connected.

   • 2000, Selwyn Goldsmith, Universal Design: A Manual of Practical Guidance for Architects, Architectural Press, Butterworth-Heinemann, →ISBN, page 41:

     In new construction or alterations to existing doorways an alternative may be for doorleafs to be offset, as shown in 5.15.

   • 2002, Vernacular Settlement in the New Millennium: Resistance and Resilience of Local Knowledge in Built Environment, February 16-17, 2002: Proceedings, →ISBN, page 89:

     Apart from the arabesque motifs, geometric motifs are also applied by Malay craftsmen doorleafs, ventilation panels, wall panels, railing and partitions.

   • 2018, Ray Tricker, Samantha Alford, Building Regulations in Brief, 9th edition, Routledge:

     Maximum total glazed area in doorleafs with access to a single stairway / Maximum total glazed area in doorleafs with access to more than one stairway

Anagrams

• foreload