window box

noun

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

Examples of window box in a Sentence

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Flowers cascade from window boxes, almost too full of life to be contained. Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025 Freshen up your garden beds, paint your door a new color, or add some shutters and window boxes. Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 9 May 2025 When choosing window boxes, different kinds of materials have pros and cons. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2025 All are easy to grow, and all but the cardinal vine can be used in containers, hangers and window boxes. Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for window box

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of window box was in 1839

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“Window box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20box. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

window box

noun
: a box for growing plants in or by a window
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