French window

American  

noun

1. a pair of casement windows extending to the floor and serving as portals, especially from a room to an outside porch or terrace.

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Etymology

Origin of French window

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

But with the French window already shut, PSG cannot replace her so it is unlikely they will budge.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

There are no glamorous furnishings — just a French window, its blackened panes suggesting the dark of night.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2022

She would instead fling open her interior life like French window shutters flapping in a stiff breeze.

From New York Times • May 23, 2016

Although light floods the scene through an ornate French window at the rear, the painting is essentially without color.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2015

She was aware of the breeze strengthening, pushing one French window closed, before dying down once more.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan