window box

noun

: a box designed to hold soil for growing plants at a windowsill

Examples of window box in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These systems typically use 1/2-inch polyethylene tubing as the main supply line running from a faucet or rain barrel to the window boxes, and 1/4-inch polyethylene tubing as drip lines within each box. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 June 2026

Use them to brush spider webs from windows, screens, railings, porch ceilings, mailboxes, window boxes, and foundation plantings. — Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026

Cut it back as needed to keep it from taking over the other plants in your window box arrangement. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026

Which petunias work best in hanging baskets and window boxes? Cascadia and Surfinia petunias are the top picks for hanging baskets and window boxes thanks to their trailing habit and prolific flowering. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for window box

• aftershocks
• chatterbox
• chickenpox
• equinox
• firebox
• goldilocks
• hollyhocks
• interlocks
• orthodox
• paradox
• tomahawks
• balks

Kids Definition

window box

noun

: a box for growing plants in or by a window