fire door

noun

1

: the door or opening through which fuel is supplied to a furnace or stove

2

: a fire-resistive door

specifically : an automatic door secured in the open position by a fusible link or thermostatically operated device designed to release the door under the influence of heat and permit its closing by gravity or by weights or other contrivances

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