sliding door
noun
: a door that opens and closes by sliding sideways instead of by swinging on hinges
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Someone broke a rear sliding door and rummaged through the inside of a residence.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
The sheriff's office showed surveillance video uncovered during their investigation into the breach that showed the inmates jarring open a sliding door on a cell, fleeing from the loading dock and running crossing Interstate 10.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 May 2025
Photo : Joe Kravetz for Laurel & Grand A bar is hidden behind a wooden sliding door just off the living and dining room.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
The Nook's bathroom is accessed by a sliding door and contains a sink, shower, and a flushing toilet.
—Adam Williams
may 08, New Atlas, 8 May 2025
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
The sheriff's office showed surveillance video uncovered during their investigation into the breach that showed the inmates jarring open a sliding door on a cell, fleeing from the loading dock and running crossing Interstate 10.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 May 2025
Photo : Joe Kravetz for Laurel & Grand A bar is hidden behind a wooden sliding door just off the living and dining room.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
The Nook's bathroom is accessed by a sliding door and contains a sink, shower, and a flushing toilet.
—Adam Williams
may 08, New Atlas, 8 May 2025
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 14 Jun. 2025.
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