porte papillon

French

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• IPA^(key): /pɔʁ.t(ə) pa.pi.jɔ̃/

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Noun

porte papillon f (plural portes papillon)

1. butterfly door (a door mounted on a central pivot point which opens both inwards and outwards at the same time from the two halves)
2. a door which opens upwards, such as gullwing doors and scissor doors