Definition of picture window
: an outsize usually single-paned window designed to frame an exterior view
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Views of the city are served up from picture windows that line the space.
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Rounding out the property is a one-bedroom guest cottage with vaulted tongue-and-groove ceilings, large picture windows, and a tiny kitchen.
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According to Detroit police, a 3-man crew pulled up in a tan Tahoe SUV and drove through the front picture window and door.
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Two frisky felines, Frank and Maria, pawed at each through the planks of one of two bridges that spanned a picture window.
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The second floor includes a game room with hardwoods, plantation shutters and picture windows overlooking the back yard and access to a half bath.
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Shaw and others were enjoying breakfast at Zephyr Lodge, a classic piece of mountain architecture with high ceilings and picture windows overlooking the Sierra Nevada.
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The field station is outfitted in patinated wood, with large picture windows (two of which are cracked) and a tin roof.
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His tree facing the street through a large picture window looks like its own universe of lights, with a depth and radiance that seem to illuminate the street.
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First Known Use of picture window
1938
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Definition of picture window for English Language Learners
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: a large window that is made from a single piece of glass
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