foldout

American  

[fohld-out] / ˈfoʊldˌaʊt /

Or fold-out

noun

1. a page larger than the trim size of a magazine or book, folded one or more times so as not to extend beyond the pages; gatefold.

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adjective

1. that must be unfolded to be used, read, viewed, etc..

   a cabinet with a foldout table.

foldout British  

/ ˈfəʊldˌaʊt /

noun

1. printing another name for gatefold

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Etymology

Origin of foldout

First recorded in 1945–50; noun, adj. use of verb phrase fold out

Example Sentences

Among them facsimiles of relevant ephemera are bound in mismatching formats: foldout drawings, transparencies, die-cuttings and pamphlets whose archival relevance you must flip through to ascertain.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

Despite its age, it was also in good condition, complete with original inserts and a foldout poster.

From BBC • May 16, 2023

The heat was unforgiving and the mosquitoes were biting, but the women who filled the foldout chairs in Imelda Castro’s backyard didn’t seem bothered.

From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2022

People wearily chatted around the foldout tables and compared results on their phones.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2022

Grim, he says please humor the woman, she's worried about to death, and so I sleep upstairs on the foldout and at night Gram keeps checking to see I'm there.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick