patio door

noun

: a sliding glass door that opens to a patio, deck, etc.

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With the patio door closed, however, the room was as silent as a tomb. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026 The king-sized bed sits underneath a soaring ceiling, with a patio door that opens onto a covered deck. Stefan Ionescu may 06, New Atlas, 6 May 2026 Ramzan looked to her, pleading, but Sakeena’s eyes only stared into their reflection on the glass patio door. Literary Hub, 4 May 2026 West Metro Fire Rescue The blast was strong enough to blow out the back patio door and a second-floor window of the townhome. Christa Swanson, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 When Sanchez knocked on a patio door, the friend opened the front door, according to Nunez and Quintero’s guilty pleas. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026 The shooter was able to escape out of a back patio door and scale down from a third-floor balcony, leading to an hours-long manhunt. Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026 Video surveillance footage from Palace Pub showed Meyer pulling on a patio door, and the two going inside. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026 The patio door slid open, and Miss Sammie entered, carrying an aluminum-foil pan filled with rib bones, Jean’s mama trailing behind her, hands full with pitchers in need of refilling. David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Patio door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patio%20door. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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