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noun, feminine

contre-porte

/kɔ̃.tʁə.pɔʁt/

noun, feminine/kɔ̃.tʁə.pɔʁt/plural: contre-portes

a secondary door placed inside or outside of the primary door; a storm door (an exterior door placed outside the primary door to improve weatherproofing)

From contre + porte. From being a door counter/opposite to the primary door, the anti-facing door.