picture window

noun

: an outsize usually single-paned window designed to frame an exterior view

Examples of picture window in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Three Wild Turkeys were transformed into abstract art when photographed through a living room picture window on a snowy day. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 The septuagenarian couple bought their century-old house with picture windows and redwood ceilings in downtown Bolinas in 1992 for about $230,000. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024 The walls are a foot thick; the polished concrete floors are stained to match the reddish hue of the dirt outside, and the vast picture windows and glass sliders that surround the home provide ample light and an easy movement of air that helps to cool the home on warmer days. Mark David, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024 As with any Amtrak ride, passengers will be afforded a roomy seat, generous luggage allotment, outlets, access to café or dining cars (depending on the route), and large picture windows to watch the scenery go by. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for picture window 

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Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of picture window was in 1938

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“Picture window.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picture%20window. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

picture window

noun
: a large window designed to frame a view
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