window shade

noun

: a shade or curtain for a window

Examples of window shade in a Sentence

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Available add-ons include a dog kennel, solar charging, interior motorcycle mount, awning, exterior bicycle rack, window shades and hitch receiver. New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2025 Moments after takeoff, the middle seat passenger, without asking or making eye contact, reached over to shut the window shade. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 The film has a fun mix of humor and menace, as Durbin doesn’t know who committed the murder (the identity of the killer was hidden by a window shade). Bob Sassone, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024 Elsewhere, fiberglass is woven into material for window shades, patio furniture, and other products. Noam Levey, NPR, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for window shade 

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of window shade was in 1789

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“Window shade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20shade. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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window shade

noun
: a shade or curtain for a window

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