bow window

noun

: a usually curved bay window

Examples of bow window in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Now the Jeserich Building, also known as the Tower building — a distinctive piece of 1888 Kansas City architecture, with its southwest Queen Ann turret rooms and bow windows — will be coming down, its owners confirmed Tuesday. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025 Piccadilly Circus, with its boutiques, roaring buses, and throngs of people, is, admittedly, a slightly unexpected place for a five-story bookstore with an eye-catching moss-green exterior, bow windows, a gracious wooden staircase and carpeted floors. Daphne Merkin, Air Mail, 13 Sep. 2025 Two new bookable wings were also added, raising the total to 332 rooms and suites that are adorned with classic bow windows and streamable TVs. Demarco Williams, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 His wife selects the bow window in the primary bedroom, with its layered Pierre Frey archival Fadini-Borghi jacquard fabrics and silk-linen drapes. Jackie Cooperman, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2024 Many of its most recognizable features—like the large bow windows—were added around 1760. Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024 Charles Jones Photography Sun streams in through the bow window bump-out in the living area. John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1679, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bow window was in 1679

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Bow window.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bow%20window. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

bow window

noun
: a usually curved window that sticks out from the side of a building

More from Merriam-Webster on bow window

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!