folding door

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

Origin of folding door

1
First recorded in 1605–15

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How to use folding door in a sentence

  • She pushed open a folding door leading into what had been her parlor.

    Wayside Courtships | Hamlin Garland
  • At length Mrs. Arras rose, and opening a folding-door, beckoned me into the adjoining room.

    Wild Western Scenes | John Beauchamp Jones
  • The entrance into the fort is through a folding door or gate, over which, throughout the night, a watch is constantly placed.

  • He sped noiselessly to the folding door and forced one back, revealing Officer Murphy.

    Officer 666 | Barton W. Currie
  • But suddenly two of the men bore heavily on the folding-door, which gave way before their thrust and let the whole gang through.

    The Golden Triangle | Maurice Leblanc

British Dictionary definitions for folding door

folding door

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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