Dutch door

noun

a door consisting of two units horizontally divided so that each half can be opened or closed separately.

Dutch door

noun

Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): stable door.��a door with an upper and lower leaf that may be opened separately

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Dutch door¹

First recorded in 1640–50

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“The cuckoo clock, the Dutch door, the daylight basement — humble horsemen of the domestic Apocalypse. The VWs, parked in the driveway.”

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We came indoors then, in through the Dutch doors.

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France boss Corinne Diacre said beforehand they would approach this encounter "with a sledgehammer" and that was how it appeared as they battered on the Dutch door from the off.

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He left the upper half of the Dutch door open.

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And Rainn Wilson’s pet pigs, who sleep in their own casita with a Dutch door — aptly called the Pig Palace — have already realized my pastoral fantasy and desire for more breathing space.

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Dutch doll Dutch East Indies

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