private entrance

Personal access point

A private entrance is a door or access point reserved for specific individuals rather than the general public.

Buildings may have a private entrance for residents separate from commercial traffic, or for staff apart from customers.

The term often signals exclusivity or discretion: The celebrity slipped in through a private entrance to avoid photographers.

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key card · exclusive · VIP · velvet rope · invite only · discreet · alley · buzzer · gate · hidden · apartment · hotel · doorway · threshold · unmarked · staff only · coded · residents

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accessibility/exclusivity

private entrancepublic entrance

Access point for all

main entrance · lobby · grand entrance · front door

Family

private, entrance, privacy, privately, privatize, privatization, privateer, privation, privy

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G