double door

noun

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

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Super 8 is planning a full roof replacement, a new front entrance with automatic double doors and the implementation of PTAC heaters and coolers in all of the hotel’s 80 rooms, which will cost $195,000. Erin Yarnall, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025 Then through an air-locking double door is the kilning phase. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025 The entrance is made up of large wooden double doors, which open onto the living room. Adam Williams may 19, New Atlas, 19 May 2025 Sizes go up from here to accommodate those with large front doors or double doors. Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double door

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 7 Jun. 2025.

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