French door
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of French door
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Behind Judith Bruce, a French door is slightly ajar.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025
Sunlight used to pour into a large French door that was now shaded by the tarp.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023
From vacuums to blenders to French door refrigerators, the appliances we use every day often come from China.
From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2018
Police also have said a boot print was found on a French door next to a broken pane of glass, indicating a possible forced entry into the home.
From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2015
The tracery is gone, but the framing of the window remains, and is far more like that of a French door than of a window.
From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum
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