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Meanings of wicket door in English

Small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)

Usage of wicket door in English
1
The sister said nought, but shut the wicket door, and left us.
King Olaf's Kinsman / A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against...
2
A little before midnight two forms entered the south transept by a little wicket door.
The House of Walderne / A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in...
3
But when I was half way down the verandah I heard the wicket door slammed shut.
The Killer
4
He was left waiting for a few minutes outside the gate, then the wicket door opened, and the sister requested him to follow her.
Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden
5
The doors, and the partition where the wicket door is cut, are covered with thick sheets of iron; and a heavy grating protects the fireplace.
File No. 113
6
At the farther end is a small court on which open seven or eight little wicket doors.
File No. 113