sliding door
noun
: a door that opens and closes by sliding sideways instead of by swinging on hinges
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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.
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CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
From the bathroom, another sliding door reaches the bedroom.
—New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
The hummingbird ignored the hibiscus but locked onto a coleus bloom from Corrine’s balcony, following the flower down from the ceiling before flying out the sliding door.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
According to the investigators' notes, the victims left a sliding door open on the night of the attack for Goncalves' dog, who was found unharmed in her bed.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
From the bathroom, another sliding door reaches the bedroom.
—New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
The hummingbird ignored the hibiscus but locked onto a coleus bloom from Corrine’s balcony, following the flower down from the ceiling before flying out the sliding door.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
According to the investigators' notes, the victims left a sliding door open on the night of the attack for Goncalves' dog, who was found unharmed in her bed.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 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 21 Dec. 2025.
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