sliding door
noun
: a door that opens and closes by sliding sideways instead of by swinging on hinges
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When the mother entered the living room, her daughter told her that she had just been assaulted, and the person fled out the back sliding door.
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Robert A. Cronkleton
march 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
The actors paced in the wings puffing on cigarettes, watching the sliding door in case the fireman should catch them.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Also, it can be placed horizontally in the track of a sliding door to effectively keep that door from opening.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
On the opposite side of the home is the bathroom, reached via a pocket sliding door.
—Adam Williams
march 01, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026
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Robert A. Cronkleton
march 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
The actors paced in the wings puffing on cigarettes, watching the sliding door in case the fireman should catch them.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Also, it can be placed horizontally in the track of a sliding door to effectively keep that door from opening.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
On the opposite side of the home is the bathroom, reached via a pocket sliding door.
—Adam Williams
march 01, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 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 24 Mar. 2026.
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