- self-closing
- adjective Date: circa 1875 closing or shutting automatically after being opened
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
self-closing
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self-closing — [self′klō′ziŋ] adj. closing automatically … English World dictionary
self-closing — self clos′ing adj … From formal English to slang
self-closing — /sɛlf ˈkloʊzɪŋ/ (say self klohzing) adjective closing automatically, as of a door, drawer, etc …
self closing — adj. pertaining to doors or covers which have a continuous force applied in the closing direction … Locksmith dictionary
self-closing — adj. (of a door etc.) closing automatically … Useful english dictionary
self-closing — adj. * * * … Universalium
self-clos|ing — «SEHLF KLOH zihng», adjective. closing of itself; closing or shutting automatically: »a self closing bridge, a self closing door … Useful english dictionary
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