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overhead door

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noun

  1. Sometimes shortened to: overhead. a door that rotates on a horizontal axis and is supported horizontally when open

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Anthony Webb, 59, was trying to repair an industrial overhead door at the advertising printing company where he worked in Cardiff on 5 September 2022 when he suffered "catastrophic" injuries.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

He also gave part of his bonus to a cousin in North Carolina who works in the warehouse of an overhead door company and wants to land a higher-paid position.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2019

A small bird hops around the rafters and an ill-fitting overhead door clanks in the wind.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 1, 2014

Shove the ladder, slamming the overhead door shut.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

It’s useless to think this, though, so finally I grab the overhead door brace with my hands facing each other, one beside the other.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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