foldout
noun
fold·out
ˈfōld-ˌau̇t 
often attributive
: a folded leaf in a publication (such as a book) that is larger in some dimension than the page
a foldout map
Examples of foldout in a Sentence
The book includes special maps in the form of foldouts.
The book includes foldout maps.
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Thirteen different dwellings, a few not much more than a room with a spare foldout couch or futon, and none were dependable.
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Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Babonneau and Camus would switch off weeks sleeping in the bedroom, the other resigning himself to the hard foldout couch in the kitchen.
—Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
Both the rear cockpit, with its foldout bulwarks, and the sundeck offer exceptional space.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
At the 51-second mark, there's a menacing-looking alien character sitting in a foldout chair.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
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Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Babonneau and Camus would switch off weeks sleeping in the bedroom, the other resigning himself to the hard foldout couch in the kitchen.
—Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
Both the rear cockpit, with its foldout bulwarks, and the sundeck offer exceptional space.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
At the 51-second mark, there's a menacing-looking alien character sitting in a foldout chair.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
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“Foldout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foldout. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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