French window


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.

Origin of French window

1
First recorded in 1795–1805

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How to use French window in a sentence

  • When they entered the large salon with its French-windows and balcony, they found the apartment deserted.

    Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo | E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • He was standing just outside the French-windows of the sitting-room, upon the gravel walk, his head upturned, listening intently.

    The Kingdom of the Blind | E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • The French-windows which led out on to the balcony had been almost barricaded.

    Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo | E. Phillips Oppenheim