picture window

noun

: an outsize usually single-paned window designed to frame an exterior view

Examples of picture window in a Sentence

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The large eat-in kitchen is done up with stark white cabinetry, while the adjacent dining area is surrounded by picture windows that look out toward the water. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 May 2025 The living room has a large picture window, a fireplace, wet bar and an adjacent library. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025 But the room’s main attraction is the large picture window that, depending on the time of day, shows either a giant ocean vista or the port where the ship is docked. Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2025 On one wall, there is seating just below an oversize picture window, and on another, a wood-burning fireplace crafted of lilac stone. Vivian Marino, New York Times, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for picture window

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of picture window was in 1938

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“Picture window.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picture%20window. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

picture window

noun
: a large window designed to frame a view
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