: 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