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Meanings of wicket door in English

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

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        Examples for "wicket"
        Examples for "wicket"
        1
        I used to go over the wicket and didn't have great control.
        The Guardian
        2
        Every time he brings on a new bowler, they take a wicket.
        The Guardian
        3
        They lead by 105 runs with one wicket and two days remaining.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Not that I don't wish you well on this particular sticky wicket.
        The Sense of an Ending
        5
        Also read: SA vs Australia: Steve Smith expects a slow Kingsmead wicket
        The South African
        1
        The click of the wicket gate was the signal for instant disappearance.
        Greyfriars Bobby
        2
        I turned the sheep into the garden, and shut the wicket gate.
        The Loss of the Royal George
        3
        The click of the wicket gate was another sort of alarm altogether.
        Greyfriars Bobby
        4
        The mother urged him on, walking swiftly toward the little wicket gate.
        Mother
        5
        Mr. Brown was setting the little wicket gate inside, against the wall.
        Greyfriars Bobby
        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