windowsill

American

[win-doh-sil] / ˈwɪn doʊˌsɪl /

Or window sill

noun

the sill under a window.

windowsill British

/ ˈwɪndəʊˌsɪl /

noun

a sill below a window

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Etymology

Origin of windowsill

First recorded in 1695–1705; window + sill

Example Sentences

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They released their debut album Beachcomber's Windowsill in 2009.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

Windowsill herb plants would seem a perfect antidote to winter’s visual and culinary blandness, except that such plants rarely do as well as billed.

From Fox News • Dec. 7, 2021

With a winningly ambitious second album in Tales from Terra Firma, Stornoway will widen an unlikely breach in the mainstream that saw them enter the top 20 with their excellent 2010 debut Beachcombers Windowsill.

From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2013

Beachcomber's Windowsill offers evidence that anyone put off Stornoway would be missing out.

From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2010

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