foldaway

adjective

fold·​away ˈfōld-ə-ˌwā How to pronounce foldaway (audio)
: designed to be folded for storage or portability
foldaway doors
a foldaway bed
a foldaway table

Examples of foldaway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Premium Wolf appliances and travertine imported from Italy give the kitchen a Euro-chic look, and foldaway glass pocket doors allow for easy catering to the al fresco dining area. James McClain, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2024 The foldaway design features an external zipper pocket that is the perfect size for a wallet or passport and two additional open pockets that are great for snacks and other loose items. Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023 And a foldaway bed. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Sep. 2020 Located under the rear bench seat is a full-width, foldaway gear storage box. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 26 June 2020 Brault showed me the small, semicircular second-floor salon off a winding wooden staircase where Bonheur received most of her visitors, which is anchored by a desk with a foldaway typewriter. Claudine Doury, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Oct. 2020 Would a decorative, foldaway room divider or screen conceal distractions? oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foldaway was in 1948

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“Foldaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foldaway. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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