picture window

noun

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

Examples of picture window in a Sentence

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The rooms The impact of hewn rock, slate, scented Himalayan cedar and pine needs no embellishment in the seven pavilions, whose picture windows are best angled to catch the changing light on Nanda Devi and the Panchachuli peaks. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Completed in 1981 but recently updated, the five-bedroom, four-bath dwelling comes with white oak hardwood floors, wood-beam ceilings, wide arched doorways, and oversized picture windows overlooking bicoastal views stretching from Moloka’i to Lana’i. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026 In a converted 1909 Cow Hollow house near the marina and the Presidio, this home has a private entry and garden, and features a large picture window, a brick- ringed fireplace surrounded by built-ins, and a pass-through alcove kitchen with a Sub-Zero refrigerator. The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026 Bringing outdoors inside The X-100 doesn’t just borrow nature through a picture window. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for picture window

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 Apr. 2026.

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picture window

noun
: a large window designed to frame a view
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