Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sliding door

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: slid-ing -door
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Denotes a crucial decision point at which outcomes diverge depending on which of two courses is followed.

Example Sentences

"Constructional features of the railbus include the use of rubber suspension for axlebox/underframe and underframe/body mountings, the use of B.U.T. power transmission equipment, many components of which are interchangeable with those on British Railways standard railcars, power-operated sliding doors, and an absence of normal sidebuffers or drawgear."
"However, before Zoe could open the first cage, Burt’s van, looking decidedly the worse for wear, came thundering into the warehouse, smashing the huge metal sliding door into the air as it did so"
"Thus, the ScotRail plan was to totally refurbish the trailer vehicles, with new sliding doors and a host of other improvements."
"sliding door(s) moment"
"sliding door(s) decision"
"The Wachowskis’ animé-inspired action epic is a notorious box office flop, but represents a sliding doors moment in cinematic history."

Etymology

(crucial decision point): From the plot of the film Sliding Doors.

Inflected Forms

sliding doors (plural)

Phrases

up and over door

Frequently Paired Words

up and over door

Questions

What does sliding door mean?: A door that opens and closes by sliding to the side; sometimes one of a pair.
Where does sliding door come from?: (crucial decision point): From the plot of the film Sliding Doors.

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