window box
Americannoun
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a box for growing plants, placed at or in a window.
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a hollow space in a window frame for a sash weight.
noun
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a long narrow box, placed on or outside a windowsill, in which plants are grown
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either of a pair of vertical boxes, attached to the sides of a sash window frame, that enclose a sash cord and counterbalancing weight
Etymology
Origin of window box
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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I knew I’d come to the right place when I looked out the window beyond her desk and saw — a window box.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
Just clip some of the fresh mint and lemon balm you've been growing in your window box, grab that local honey you paid top dollar for at your farmer's market and juice a few lemons.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2023
A window box makes a terrific spot to grow herbs.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2022
Farzana Chaudry from Watford spent "four long nights" knitting a Gareth Southgate and three lions to adorn her front window box.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2021
He hadn’t even thought much about her, though her moonlace plant still bloomed in his mom’s window box.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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