Definition of Sliding door

1. Noun. A door that opens by sliding instead of swinging.

Specialized synonyms: Barn Door
Generic synonyms: Door
Terms within: Pane, Paneling, Panelling

Definition of Sliding door

1. Noun. A door that opens and closes by sliding to the side; sometimes one of a pair. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sliding Door

slideout
slideouts
slider
sliders
slides
slideshow
slideshows
slidewalk
slidewalks
slideway
slideways
slidewire
slidewires
slidey
sliding
sliding door (current term)
sliding doors
sliding filament hypothesis
sliding filament model
sliding flap
sliding hernia
sliding hiatal hernia
sliding hook
sliding keel
sliding oblique osteotomy
sliding oesophageal hiatal hernia
sliding pond
sliding ponds
sliding scale
sliding scales

Literary usage of Sliding door

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Repressive Legislation of the Republic of South Africa by Elizabeth S. Landis, United Nations Unit on Apartheid (1879)
"Sliding-door Friction-roller. A small wheel attached to the top of a ... Sliding-door Handle. A handle attached to a sliding- door and made of such a shape ..."

2. The Car-builder's Dictionary: An Illustrated Vocabulary of Terms which by Master Car-Builders' Association, Arthur Mellen Wellington, Calvin A. Smith, Leander Garey, Matthias Nace Forney (1888)
"A small wheel attached to the top of a sliding-door to make it run easily. ... A metal hook by which a sliding-door can be fastened ..."

3. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"Sliding-Door Lock. Company, make locks of this type under permit from the ... Sliding-Door Pull. All manufacturers make a form of sliding-door lock and also ..."

4. Car Builders' Cyclopedia of American Practice by Master Car Builders' Association (1906)
"sliding door. A door opened by sliding sideways instead of swinging on hinges. ... sliding door Bracket. A Door Track Bracket, which see. ..."

5. Car Builders' Cyclopedia of American Practice by Master Car Builders' Association (1881)
"Sliding-door. A door which is opened by sliding sideways instead of swinging on ... Sliding-door Friction-roller. A small wheel attached to the top of a ..."

6. Car Builders' Cyclopedia of American Practice by American Railway Association, Master Car Builders' Association, Mechanical Division, Association of American Railroads (1881)
"Sliding-door. A door which is opened by eliding sideways instead of swinging on ... Sliding-door Friction-roller. A small wheel attached to the top of a ..."

7. The Mining Magazine (1856)
"After tho coal gets well to burning and when fresh coal is applied, the tire-box is managed ¡is follows:—The left hand sliding door only, upon the sloping ..."

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