window shade

noun

: a shade or curtain for a window

Examples of window shade in a Sentence

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Light-blocking window shades and blackout curtains can be helpful, as can a sleep mask over your eyes. Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025 Flight attendants may require window shades to be up during takeoff and landing for passenger safety. Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025 The plane’s window shades remained closed for the entire flight, and a guard at the front of the plane shouted at anyone who spoke. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 It’s also designed to reduce the risk of injury, such as falling trying to reach a window shade high on the wall or getting in an out of a tub. Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 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 31 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

window shade

noun
: a shade or curtain for a window

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