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US /ˈdɔːr.weɪ/ 
UK /ˈdɔː.weɪ/ 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

doorway

doorway /ˈdɔːweɪ $ ˈdɔːr-/ noun [countable]
the space where a door opens into a room or building
in the doorway
There was Paolo, standing in the doorway.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

doorway

door·way [doorway doorways]   [ˈdɔːweɪ]    [ˈdɔːrweɪ]  noun

an opening into a building or a room, where the door is

• She stood in the doorway for a moment before going in.

• homeless people sleeping in shop doorways

 

Example Bank:

• We passed through the doorway and found ourselves in a walled garden.

• We sheltered in a shop doorway.

• the doorway to the living room 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

doorway

doorway /ˈdɔː.weɪ/ US /ˈdɔːr-/
noun [C]
the space in a wall where a door opens, or a covered area just outside a door