double door

noun

: an opening with two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the opening when closed compare dutch door

Examples of double door in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Back inside, a huge set of double doors slide open to reveal a showroom-style garage that not only can be used to display a vehicle but also doubles as an event space, along with an adjacent studio workspace. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2024 Beyond the grand double doors lies a 12,000-square-foot warehouse teeming with workers devoted to the meticulous boxing of cannabis products, each destined for Gotham and around 130 other licensed emporiums Flowerhouse serves. Jay Bulger, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024 Oversized double doors lead into the foyer, where a soaring 26-foot ceiling comes into focus, along with dual staircases and Italian marble floors. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2024 Somehow, without anyone in the crowd appearing to notice, one sign came off the double doors and a new one went up. Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for double door 

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Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double door was in 1840

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“Double door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20door. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.

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