# die Türöffnung

die Türöffnung is a German noun meaning “doorway”. Forms: der Türöffnung, die Türöffnungen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Türöffnung
- Plural: die Türöffnungen

## In other languages

- Русский: дверной проём

## Meanings

1. doorway (passage to another room or space, often without a typical door)
2. _Switzerland_ opening, admission (act of opening an event to its visitors)
   - Die Türöffnung ist um 20 Uhr. — Admission starts at 8pm.
3. _formal_ act of forcing open a locked door (outside of a criminal context; e.g. by emergency services or a locksmith)
   - Die Feuerwehr musste zu einer Türöffnung ausrücken. — The fire department had to move out to open a locked door.

## Examples

- Tom stand in der Türöffnung. — Tom stood in the doorway.

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