picture window

noun

|Updated on: 4 Aug 2018

Definition of picture window

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

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Recent Examples of picture window from the Web

The ranch-style house, built in 1948 and tucked behind a white picket fence, has such traditional details as box and picture windows, a gradually sloping gabled roof and a brick walkway to the covered front porch.

— jack flemming, latimes.com, "New York Giants chairman Steve Tisch lands a new home field in Trousdale," 7 July 2018
The room's picture windows looked out toward a wall of boulders.

— anne ryman, azcentral, "Granite Mountain Hotshots: An untold story from the day 19 firefighters died," 23 June 2018
The eat-in kitchen has been updated and captures city and mountain views through large picture windows.

— neal j. leitereg, latimes.com, "Horror filmmaker Christopher Landon looks to pull up stakes in Hollywood Hills," 25 Apr. 2018
Once seated, riders can gaze out at the water via portholes in front and back or through large picture windows on either side of the vehicle.

— lori weisberg, sandiegouniontribune.com, "New Legoland submarine taking its guests into the "deep sea" — sharks, stringrays included," 1 July 2018
Our picture window framed them like a Thomas Kinkade painting.

— thomas graham, SFChronicle.com, "Walking these seven hills of San Francisco a peak experience," 28 June 2018
Here the surreal and mythic paintings hang mostly along one wall on either side of the gallery’s picture windows.

— cate mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, "Flattening time’s tides; a ‘Maid’ made in the shade," 30 May 2018
High ceilings, white walls and picture windows keep the vibe light and airy.

— neal j. leitereg, latimes.com, "Actor Steven Weber is ready to give up his spot in Malibu's Paradise Cove," 11 Apr. 2018
One of the standout amenities of the cabin, however, is the drawbridge-style wall on one of the far ends that opens down to reveal a large picture window and creates a patio.

— lauren ro, Curbed, "Tiny prefab cabin makes indoor-outdoor living a breeze," 14 May 2018

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