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pocket door

American  

noun

  1. a door, usually one of a communicating pair, that slides into and out of a recess in a doorway wall.


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There’s a hidden touch too: Rock Zehler’s stylish dressing room, inspired by Art Deco and the 1970s, has a secret closet tucked behind a pocket door.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

For one client, Storm designed a mudroom with a half-height screened pocket door that pulls out of the wall like a baby gate.

From Seattle Times Nov. 2, 2023

Philadelphia-based interiors firm Marguerite Rodgers added a playful, cheery red pocket door to a recent kids’ room project on the Jersey Shore.

From Washington Times Apr. 1, 2021

The family room, one of the few areas that needed reconfiguration, originally had four sets of doors in addition to the pocket door to the hallway.

From Washington Post Sep. 22, 2020

A bright-blue pocket door slides open, disgorging Sanders and an entourage of aides.

From The New Yorker Sep. 17, 2018

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