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

Example Sentences

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

In France windows are shut with frames or sashes that open and shut vertically, like the leaves of a folding door.

From Noah Webster American Men of Letters by Scudder, Horace E.

The bolt flew back, the sides of the folding door rattled apart, and Pista was seen on the threshold with his hideous, still horribly distorted face, the pitchfork yet in his right hand.

From How Women Love (Soul Analysis) by Nordau, Max Simon

Some minutes later a folding door in the wall opened and two men pushed a truck into the middle of the hall upon which lay the corpse of the unknown.

From The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales by Souvestre, Émile