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folding door

noun

a door with hinged sections that can be folded flat against one another when opened.

folding door

a door in the form of two or more vertical hinged leaves that can be folded one against another

First recorded in 1605–15

She pushed open a folding door leading into what had been her parlor.

At length Mrs. Arras rose, and opening a folding-door, beckoned me into the adjoining room.

The entrance into the fort is through a folding door or gate, over which, throughout the night, a watch is constantly placed.

He sped noiselessly to the folding door and forced one back, revealing Officer Murphy.

But suddenly two of the men bore heavily on the folding-door, which gave way before their thrust and let the whole gang through.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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