sliding door

noun

: a door that opens and closes by sliding sideways instead of by swinging on hinges

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Bamboo Leaf Shoji Designed by Seido Iwata, the first head of Sekiso School of Ikebana, a paper sliding door, called shoji in Japanese, shows the silhouette of bamboo leaves gently swaying outside the window on the translucent washi paper. Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The couple told investigators that the siblings had possibly slipped out of their sliding door as the parents slept in another room with their infant child. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025 Darren Gilbertson would start at the sliding door and retrace Kohberger’s footsteps that night. Chris Spargo, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025 It's accessed by a sliding door and includes a small sink, a shower, and a toilet. New Atlas, 13 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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