Some large buildings have revolving doors instead of an ordinary door. They consist of four glass doors which turn together in a circle around a vertical post.
As he went through the revolving doors he felt his courage deserting him.
...the doorman by the revolving door.
2. countable noun [usually singular]
When you talk about a revolving door, you mean a situation in which the employees or owners of an organization keep changing.
[disapproval]
They have accepted an offer from another firm with a busy revolving door.
revolving door in British English
noun
1.
a door that rotates about a central vertical axis, esp one with four leaves arranged at right angles to each other, thereby excluding draughts
2.
a. informal
a tendency to change personnel on a frequent basis
b.
(as modifier)
a revolving-door band
3.
a. informal
the hiring of former government employees by private companies with which they had dealings when they worked for the government
b.
(as modifier)
revolving-door consultancies
revolving-door in British English
(rɪˈvɒlvɪŋ dɔː)
adjective
(of a business or government) changing personnel on a frequent basis
The country has had a stream of revolving-door governments.
revolving door in American English
US
1.
a door consisting of three to five upright panels hung on a central axle, and turned around by pushing on one of the panels: used to keep out drafts of air
2.
anything like a revolving door, as
a.
something that leads back to a previous place or condition
for some criminals, the justice system is a revolving door back to the streets
b.
a place or situation through which a stream of persons passes, as a job with a high turnover rate
revolving-door in American English
(rɪˈvɑlvɪŋˈdɔr; rɪˈvɔlvɪŋˈdɔr)
adjective Informal
1.
designating or of the practice in which a former employee of a government department goes to work for a private company regulated by that department
2.
having a high turnover of personnel, members, etc.
said of a company, organization, etc.
revolving door in Hospitality
(rɪvɒlvɪŋ dɔr)
Word forms: (regular plural) revolving doors
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): General)
Some large buildings have revolving doors instead of an ordinary door. They consist of four glass doors which turn togetherin a circle around a vertical post.
When you arrive, go through the revolving doors that lead into the lobby.
The hotel lobby is entered through tall glass revolving doors.
If you have difficulty using the revolving door, use the accessible door beside it.
Examples of 'revolving door' in a sentence
revolving door
As she neared the revolving door, she grew short of breath and felt foolish.