picture window

noun

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

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That space is also equipped with a bar, a stone fireplace, and a third-story observatory, while another one-bedroom casita has its own kitchen and a picture window that floods the space with natural light. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 May 2025 At times, reading Milosz in English is no better than contemplating a landscape through the iron bars of a jail cell rather than a picture window. William Logan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 The first floor welcomes you with generous living and dining spaces that flow seamlessly toward a picture window framing serene forest views. Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 23 May 2025 He was led into a conference room with a large picture window. Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 22 May 2025 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 3 Jul. 2025.

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picture window

noun
: a large window designed to frame a view
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