Meaning of sliding door | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A door that opens and closes by sliding to the side; sometimes one of a pair.
2. Denotes a crucial decision point at which outcomes diverge depending on which of two courses is followed.
   attributive, figuratively

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Examples

“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”

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