barn door

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barn door

1. the door of a barn

2. Informal a target so large that it cannot be missed

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) Photog Television theatre an adjustable flap over the front of a studio or theatre lamp

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Noun

barn door - the large sliding door of a barn

sliding door - a door that opens by sliding instead of swinging

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barn door

n → Scheunentor nt; (as) big as a barn door (inf) → nicht zu verfehlen

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