accordion door

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After Ivy catches Felix going somewhere he knows is not allowed, we hear him behind the accordion door of his sad makeshift bedroom, beseeching God in Spanish.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2022

Most residential elevators have two doors: a swinging exterior door and an accordion door on the elevator itself.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2020

Investigators believe it was Jacob pushing the elevator call button, opening the swing door and closing it behind him but failing to open the elevator car’s accordion door, according to court records.

From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2019

The accordion door leading through to the room that housed the casino’s internal telephone exchange was half open.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2014

He added a plastic accordion door to each space and created a little common play area in front where we could keep our toys and books.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama