Dutch door

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A Dutch door (American English), stable door (British English), half door (Hiberno-English), or double-hung door is a door divided so that the bottom leaf may remain shut while the top leaf opens, essentially combining a door with a window. With the bottom closed, animals and windblown dirt are kept out, and children are kept in; with the top open, light and air can enter. The bottom is considered to be the door. The top is the wicket, gate, or hatch. Historically, the bottom may also be called the hatch. The top and bottom may be connected with a Dutch door bolt so that they open and close as a unit. There may be a weather cap or drop cap on the bottom leaf, sometimes called a perch or gossip shelf. This type of door was common in the Netherlands in the 17th century and appears in Dutch paintings of the period. It was also commonly found in the culturally Dutch areas of New York and New Jersey before the American Revolution. Dutch doors were often used in passenger railcars in North America to allow crewmen to interact with employees outside or to carry out visual inspections.