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dutch reach

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
dutch reach
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A technique for opening a motor vehicle door to avoid striking (“dooring”) passing cyclists or other road users by reaching across the body for the door latch with the more distant hand.

Example Sentences

Etymology

The term was coined by an American physician in 2016 for the purpose of promoting the far hand reach method to prevent dooring. The Dutch language has no special name for the maneuver. The first known description of the method appeared in 1961 in a Dutch newspaper.

Inflected Forms

the Dutch reach (canonical)

Questions

What does dutch reach mean?
A technique for opening a motor vehicle door to avoid striking (“dooring”) passing cyclists or other road users by reaching across the body for the door latch with the more distant hand.
Where does dutch reach come from?
The term was coined by an American physician in 2016 for the purpose of promoting the far hand reach method to prevent dooring. The Dutch language has no special name for the maneuver. The first known description of the method appeared in 1961 in a Dutch newspaper.

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