sliding door
noun
: a door that opens and closes by sliding sideways instead of by swinging on hinges
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The Seawillow's bathroom is accessed by sliding door from the kitchen.
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New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
The owner’s suite features a desk, sofa, walk-in wardrobe, and yet another sliding door that opens to a private bathroom.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2025
Then an employee, obscured by the wall to Nichols' left, opened a small sliding door, placed what appeared to be a white rock and closed the door.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025
The video shows his two pet dogs, with a mutt named Thunder in the lead, nuzzling open a sliding door to get outside into the yard.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
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New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
The owner’s suite features a desk, sofa, walk-in wardrobe, and yet another sliding door that opens to a private bathroom.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2025
Then an employee, obscured by the wall to Nichols' left, opened a small sliding door, placed what appeared to be a white rock and closed the door.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025
The video shows his two pet dogs, with a mutt named Thunder in the lead, nuzzling open a sliding door to get outside into the yard.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Sliding door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sliding%20door. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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