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Revolving door   /rivˈɑlvɪŋ dɔr/   Listen
Revolving door

noun
1.
An organization or institution with a high rate of turnover of personnel or membership.
2.
A door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings.  Synonym: revolver.





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"Revolving door" Quotes from Famous Books



... The revolving door, through which Linda sedately permitted herself to be moved, opened into a high space of numerous columns and benches, writing-desks and palms. At the back was the white room where, usually alone, she had breakfast, while the dining-room, discreetly ...
— Linda Condon • Joseph Hergesheimer
... or even to breathe, she flew back to the hotel entrance, as a migrating bird follows its leader, and slipped through the revolving door behind the fugitives. ...
— The Second Latchkey • Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson


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