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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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Dan smiled and led me to a very tiny circular bathroom that had a tall, curved pocket door made of copper.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

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

A desired sectional sofa wouldn’t fit nor would the custom-made pocket door that was the linchpin fixing the relationship between the kitchen and the guest room.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2022

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

From The New Yorker • Sep. 17, 2018

They converted a 300-pound pocket door into dining room table, for instance.

From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2015