folding door

American  

noun

1. a door with hinged sections that can be folded flat against one another when opened.

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folding door British  

noun

1. a door in the form of two or more vertical hinged leaves that can be folded one against another

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Etymology

Origin of folding door

First recorded in 1605–15

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

folding door

Although there are no windows on the east wall, the unit receives a surplus of southern light thanks to the folding door.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2022

Tesla begins taking reservations at noon on Friday for the characteristically sleek vehicle resembling a taller version of its Model S sedan, but with a folding door hinged on the roof.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2012

On the ground floor, a back and front room were for the Chestertons drawing-room and dining-room with a folding door between, the only other sitting-room being a small study built out over the garden.

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Maisie Ward

A young girl entered at the signal, and by her mistress's orders threw open a folding door, and immediately I was struck dumb with surprise and admiration by a most brilliant apparition.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell

Mr. Jeffries, once more looking as if he needed a niche and a plinth, was standing in his original place, by the folding door.

From The Story of Louie by Oliver [pseud.] Onions

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