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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