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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Examples from the Web for foldout

Contemporary Examples of foldout

He had brought home a sleek new camper with a kitchenette, polished wooden cabinets, and foldout beds.
‘Tracing the Blue Light’: Read Chapter 1 of Eileen Cronin’s ‘Mermaid’
Eileen Cronin
April 8, 2014
After ordering a drink, I move in the same direction as most of the other patrons, toward a foldout table with an empty chair.
Macaulay Culkin’s Life After Fame
Ramin Setoodeh
June 19, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for foldout

foldout

noun

printing another name for gatefold

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