roll-up door

Segmented lifting barrier

A roll-up door is a door made of horizontal slats or panels that coils around a drum above the opening rather than swinging or sliding.

Common on garages, storage units, and loading docks: The warehouse had a massive roll-up door for truck access.

Also called a roller door or rolling door.

Related

coil · warehouse · storage · industrial · chain · pull chain · pulley · clatter · rattle · loading dock · strip mall · shutter · corrugated · steel · tracks · spring-loaded · commercial · security

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Opposites
opening mechanism

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Self-closing hinged barrier

hinged door · French doors · barn door · sliding door · revolving door

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G