foldout

or fold-out

[fohld-out]

noun

a page larger than the trim size of a magazine or book, folded one or more times so as not to extend beyond the pages; gatefold.

adjective

that must be unfolded to be used, read, viewed, etc.: a cabinet with a foldout table.

Origin of foldout

First recorded in 1945–50; noun, adj. use of verb phrase fold out

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Contemporary Examples of fold-out

I saw two fold-out seats used by flight attendants during takeoff, landing and turbulence.
The National-Security Diaper Scramble
Philip Shishkin
April 25, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for fold-out

foldout

noun

printing another name for gatefold

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Word Origin and History for fold-out

1961, from fold (v.) + out.