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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Full sun Soil Type: Well-draining Soil pH: Acidic to neutral Petunia Petunias are another Southern classic found in window boxes and porch containers. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025 Sometimes the window boxes were ready to be installed outside the windows. Sonja Dümpelmann, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025 Seen from below on a day of lowering clouds, the town can still seem a forbidding place, though inside the gates, floral window boxes and the lines of laundry that stretch across narrow lanes like festive banners lighten the fortress mood. Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025 This summer flower creeps along to eventually drape over the sides of window boxes and baskets. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 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 12 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

window box

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