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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