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show window

noun

Updated on: 27 Feb 2018

Definition of show window

1 : an outside display window in which a store exhibits merchandise

2 : a sample or setting used to exhibit or illustrate something at its best

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Recent Examples of show window from the Web

Primetime Plus - Coverage will air during the late-night show window following Primetime NBCSN NBCSN will present 369 hours of coverage, including live primetime and 10 days of 24-hour coverage from Feb. 18-25.

— NBC News, "How to watch the 2018 Winter Olympics," 1 Feb. 2018
About halfway down Austin Street, C.J. Duckworth and Richard Gonzalez are sitting in the empty frame of what once was the show window of Duckworth's sign shop.

— charles p. pierce, Esquire, "It's More Than Just Houston," 3 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of show window

1785

SHOW WINDOW Defined for English Language Learners

show window

noun

Definition of show window for English Language Learners

: a large window in the front of a store that is used for displaying goods that are for sale

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