sliding door
noun
: a door that opens and closes by sliding sideways instead of by swinging on hinges
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Bullet through sliding door One of the bullets went through Armando Zona's apartment sliding glass door.
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Kristina Rex, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Another sliding door leads into the home's only bedroom.
—New Atlas, 11 May 2026
The train cars are made up of cabins, separated from the walking aisle by a sliding door and curtains.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Others may use hollow pipes, tubes, window ledges or even sliding door tracks (a favorite site for the grass-carrying wasp).
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
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Kristina Rex, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Another sliding door leads into the home's only bedroom.
—New Atlas, 11 May 2026
The train cars are made up of cabins, separated from the walking aisle by a sliding door and curtains.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Others may use hollow pipes, tubes, window ledges or even sliding door tracks (a favorite site for the grass-carrying wasp).
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for sliding door
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“Sliding door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sliding%20door. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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