window shade

noun

: a shade or curtain for a window

Examples of window shade in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Passengers around the world are often asked to have their window shades up during take-off and landing for safety reasons, including to aid with evacuation in the case of emergency and for rescuers to be able to spot smoke and fire, according to Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport. Shikhar Gupta / Bloomberg, TIME, 25 June 2024 Some window shades help keep your car cool and wandering eyes out. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 25 July 2024 Valances to cover the retracting window shades were added after a French friend of Maya’s came over before the project was finished and asked about them. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024 Cruising Altitude:The window seat passenger controls the window shade. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for window shade 

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Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of window shade was in 1789

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“Window shade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/window%20shade. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

window shade

noun
: a shade or curtain for a window

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